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canaries1
- pluralplural of canary
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of canary
Canaries2
- informalpluralplural onlyThe Canary Islands: An archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco.
Fernando Clavijo, head of the Canary Islands government, posted on X: "It is intolerable that lives continue to be lost. The Canaries cannot get used to or accept as normal the fact that the Atlantic continues to be a death trap."
2026 September 3, James Gregory, “More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands”, in BBC News, retrieved 03 Sep 2026 - UKpluralplural onlyNickname of Norwich City Football Club.
The Canaries went ahead when the home defence failed to clear their lines and Pilkington was on hand to slide in his eighth goal of the campaign.
2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport
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canaries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canaries
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