Canaries

ca·nar·y

C0060600 (kə-nâr′ē)n. pl. ca·nar·ies 1. A small finch (Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands that is greenish to yellow and has long been bred as a cage bird.2. Slang a. A woman singer.b. An informer; a stool pigeon.3. A sweet white wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira.4. A light to moderate or vivid yellow.

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[French canari, from Spanish canario, of the Canary Islands, from (Islas) Canarias, Canary (Islands), from Late Latin Canāriae (Īnsulae), (islands) of dogs, from Latin canārius, pertaining to dogs, canine, from canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]

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Noun

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Canaries - a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provincesCanary IslandsEspana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial powerTenerife - a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands

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