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Gran Canaria

American  
[grahn kah-nah-ryah] / ˈgrɑn kɑˈnɑ ryɑ /
Also Grand Canary

noun

  1. one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1,685 sq. km). Las Palmas.


Gran Canaria British  
/ ɡraŋ kaˈnarja /

noun

  1. the Spanish name for Grand Canary

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His burns are now starting to heal, and will see how his recovery goes before deciding whether he can take part in the Trans Gran Canaria event.

From BBC

Experienced marathon runner Callum, from Cumnock was scaling Goat Fell last Saturday as part of his training for the upcoming Trans Gran Canaria ultramarathon.

From BBC

Because these Games are spread across seven locations in Milan and the mountains, Norway convened its athletes last May at a weeklong camp in Gran Canaria, Spain to make them feel less like a bunch of individual skiers, skaters and ski jumpers—and more like one team.

From The Wall Street Journal

This remarkable continuity has been revealed by the first genetic analysis of archaeological lentils, conducted by researchers at Linköping University and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain.

From Science Daily

More than a thousand years ago, the Indigenous inhabitants of Gran Canaria used long-term storage methods to safeguard their harvests.

From Science Daily