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Galician
Proper noun
Canarias f pl
- Synonym of Illas Canarias
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin (īnsula) canāria (“Canary Islands”, literally “island of the dogs”), from canārius (“of dogs”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈnaɾjas/
- Rhymes: -aɾjas
- Syllabification: Ca‧na‧rias
Proper noun
Canarias f pl
- Canaries, Canary Islands (an autonomous community and archipelago in Spain)
- Synonym: Islas Canarias
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