Meanings
proper noun
- A business district on the Isle of Dogs, borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3780).
Canary Wharf – the words were grey to her, perhaps because of the colour of the glass or the river there or because it was on the Jubilee line.
2022, Yara Rodrigues Fowler, there are more things, Abacus (2023), page 147
Origin
From the old wharf in the West India Docks, named for the fruit trade from the Canary Islands.
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Canary Wharf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canary%20Wharf
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“Canary Wharf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canary%20Wharf. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canary Wharf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canary%20Wharf.
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