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Tenerife

te·ne·rife

UK/ˌtɛnəˈɹiːf/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish Tenerife, from Guanche.

Phrases

  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  • Tenerife air disaster
  • Tenerife aircrash
  • Tenerife airport disaster
  • Tenerife crash
  • Tenerife disaster
  • Tenerife giant lizard

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