a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the NW coast of Africa, forming an Autonomous Community of Spain. Capital: Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Pop: 1 944 700 (2003 est)
Canary Islands in American English
group of islands in the Atlantic, off NW Africa, forming a region of Spain: 2,808sq mi (7,273 sq km); pop. 1,494,000