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Tenerife

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Ten·er·ife  (tn-rf, -rf, tn-rf)
An island in the Canary Islands of Spain in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest island in the group.

Tenerife [ˌtɛnəˈriːf (Spanish) teneˈrife]
n
(Placename) a Spanish island in the Atlantic, off the NW coast of Africa: the largest of the Canary Islands; volcanic and mountainous; tourism and agriculture. Capital: Santa Cruz. Pop.: 560 000 (latest est.). Area: 2058 sq. km (795 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Tenerife - a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands
Canaries, Canary Islands - a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
Translations
Tenerife [ˌtenəˈriːf] NTenerife m
Tenerife [ˌtɛnəˈriːf] nTenerife f, Ténérife f
Tenerife
nTeneriffa nt
Tenerife [ˌtɛnəˈriːf] nTenerife f
Tenerife [ˌtɛnəˈriːf] nTenerife f


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