Canaries

See also: canaries, Canàries, and Canâries

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈnɛəɹiːz/

Proper noun

the Canaries pl (plural only)

  1. (informal) The Canary Islands: An archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco.
  2. (UK) Nickname of Norwich City Football Club.
    • 2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      The Canaries went ahead when the home defence failed to clear their lines and Pilkington was on hand to slide in his eighth goal of the campaign.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.na.ʁi/
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Proper noun

Canaries f pl (plural only)

  1. Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco)
    Synonym: îles Canaries

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