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Canarian

Canarian

1 5.5
A person from the Canary Islands
  • noun
  • /kəˈnɛəriən/
: canario
  • The festival celebrated the culture and traditions of the Canarians living in Tenerife.

Examples

  • When visiting Gran Canaria, you can meet many friendly Canarians who are eager to share their heritage.

  • Fuentes, like Santiago, lived in Cojímar and was arguably Hemingway's primary reference for things Canarian, the source from which the novella was constructed.

    Academic text (2017)

  • As a proud Canarian, Maria shared stories about her upbringing on the beautiful islands.

Synonyms

islander
vsCanarian
30 2.0

A person who lives on or comes from an island

is restricted to people born in or living in the Canary Islands

Surface Forms

Canarian singular
Canarians plural

Morphology

Canarian = Canary (transparent) = Canary + ian

The noun 'a person from the Canary Islands' follows the same demonym formation (Canary + -ian) and is straightforwardly predictable.

Etymology

Canarian as a noun also comes from the name Canary Islands, which comes from Latin canis 'dog', so a Canarian is 'a person from the Canary Islands'.