Las Palmas

[ lahs pahl-mahs ]

noun

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

Las Palmas

/ 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)

Example Sentences

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

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Was it an assurance that he should be welcomed at the hacienda of Las Palmas?

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Las Palmas is the largest city in the Canary Islands, of which it was the capital until 1833.

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

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They had accordingly some few minutes yet in hand when they swung round the high Isleta cinder heap into sight of Las Palmas.

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