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1. (n.) Tenerife
the largest of the Canary Islands, off the NW coast of Africa. 500,381; 794 sq. mi. (2055 sq. km).
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1. (noun) Tenerife
a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands
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1. Tenerife
the largest of the Canary Islands (q. v.), of volcanic formation, with cliff-bound coast; richly fruit-bearing; chief exports, cochineal, tobacco, and wine; capital, Santa Cruz (q. v.); most notable natural feature is the famous Peak of Tenerife, a conical-shaped dormant volcano, 12,000 ft. in height, at the summit of which there is a crater 300 ft. in circuit; last eruption took place in 1798. Teniers, David
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