Las Palmas

[ lahs pahl-mahs ]

noun
  1. a seaport on NE Gran Canaria, in the central Canary Islands.

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How to use Las Palmas in a sentence

  • When the litter was set down in the courtyard of Las Palmas it carried only a corpse!

    The Tiger Hunter | Mayne Reid
  • Was it an assurance that he should be welcomed at the hacienda of Las Palmas?

    The Tiger Hunter | Mayne Reid
  • Las Palmas is the largest city in the Canary Islands, of which it was the capital until 1833.

  • He confirmed the rumour, and said we should be sent back and landed at a Spanish island, most probably Las Palmas.

    Five Months on a German Raider | Frederic George Trayes
  • They had accordingly some few minutes yet in hand when they swung round the high Isleta cinder heap into sight of Las Palmas.

    For Jacinta | Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for Las Palmas

Las Palmas

/ (Spanish las ˈpalmas) /


noun
  1. a port in the central Canary Islands, on NE Grand Canary: a major fuelling port on the main shipping route between Europe and South America. Pop: 377 600 (2003 est)

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