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- proper noun One of the main islands in the
Canary Islands , with capital Arrecife
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Examples
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Lanzarote is all volcan, amazing scenary, Fuerteventura all beach and La Palma all green really special forest.
calling in favours 2007
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Lanzarote is very lunar in places but that makes it incredibly different.
calling in favours 2007
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I only came back from a week in Lanzarote last week myself and looked in quite a few estate agency windows while there but didn't come across anything of that value.
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A little farther to the eastward is Lanzarote, which is very mountainous, possessing a volcano of its own, where a violent eruption took place not very long ago, when a stream of lava from two hundred to three hundred yards broad spread out into the sea like a river, the floating pumice-stone being picked up by passing vessels miles away.
Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy John B. [Illustrator] Greene
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Mateo and Lena flee to the barren, volcanic landscape of Lanzarote, which is sublime but redolent of death.
unknown title 0x135caba0 2009
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The website showcases a series of pics and tales from places such as Lanzarote, Madeira,
HomePage - The Sun 2010
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Yes, I was trying to pick a place that has a distinctive terroir and Lanzarote with its volcanic soil, low-yielding bush vines, wind and sun came to mind.
Rocks for shocks: geologists don’t “debunk” terroir; minerality questioned | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Here, though, the million pounds served another useful function: it formed part of ITV's search for a more middle-class, advertiser-friendly audience, because money can be spent on anything, whereas mobile cocktail bars, Mini Metros and holidays in Lanzarote have awkward class connotations.
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Articulate, eccentric and a very, very good trainer: Nick Williams has not quite reached Sir Henry Cecil-like status but punters following his small stable have been counting the profits for several seasons and Swincombe Rock 2.50 can give the yard another high-profile winner in the William Hill Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton today.
Talking horses: The best bets and latest news in our daily horse racing blog 2012
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Also, they seem to harvest with camels, at least according the the Wines of Lanzarote site from which I copied the quote above.
Rocks for shocks: geologists don’t “debunk” terroir; minerality questioned | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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