Gran Canaria

[ grahn kah-nah-ryah ]

noun

1. one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1,685 sq. km). : Las Palmas.

Gran Canaria

/ ɡraŋ kaˈnarja /

noun

1. the Spanish name for Grand Canary

Example Sentences

Mr Holt left Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands on 27 January with the aim of reaching Barbados in the Caribbean.

From BBC

Michael Holt from Porthmadog, Gwynedd, left Gran Canaria on 27 January with the goal to reach Barbados in the Caribbean and help two charities.

From BBC

The zoo rehabilitated Menai, an Olive ridley turtle who washed up in November 2016 after stranding off Menai Strait - between Anglesey and the mainland - before flying it to Spain’s Gran Canaria to be released in June 2017.

From BBC

In each chapter, each orbit, there is always a part of the Earth’s magnificence that some or all of the crew miss — the Himalayas, Gran Canaria, the Tunisian salt flats.

From Los Angeles Times

Newcastle's Michael Marouli, 39, started doing drag at the age of 22 after seeing a show for the first time during a holiday in Gran Canaria.

From BBC