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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island in the Canary Islands of Spain in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest island in the group.
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- proper noun The largest of the seven
Canary Islands .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands
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Examples
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With locations in Tenerife, Wales and Ethiopia, the visual effects team had a vast canvas from which to work.
41 High Resolution Photos from Clash of the Titans | /Film 2010
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And, why not take a week off to go diving in Tenerife, and leave the child with grandparents?
Tenerife, lost count of the days nathreee 2010
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Our first New Years Eve we spent in Tenerife … in fact every New Years Eve we lived there we went to Adeje.
It’s New Years Eve and I promise to do my best. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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"This is Europe's problem too," went the refrain, after more than 1,400 immigrant had arrived in Tenerife and Gran Canaria in the previous week, making 2,000 landing in the month, mostly from Senegal and Mali.
The pace quickens Richard 2006
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Last Tuesday, we posted a piece on the illegal immigration crisis on the Canary Islands, retailing how more than 1,400 immigrant had arrived in Tenerife and Gran Canaria in the previous week, making 2,000 landing in the month, mostly from Senegal and Mali.
To our eternal shame Richard 2006
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Van Rijn told me that he now lived in Tenerife, in self-exile with his wife and two of his children, in a villa with a view of the sea.
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The morning after we met in Tenerife, Van Rijn came up to my room at the Mencey and dropped his briefcase on the bed.
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Van Rijn told me that he now lived in Tenerife, in self-exile with his wife and two of his children, in a villa with a view of the sea.
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The morning after we met in Tenerife, Van Rijn came up to my room at the Mencey and dropped his briefcase on the bed.
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I will think about it, next time I'll take picture in Tenerife:)
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