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Tenerife in British English
(ˌtɛnəˈriːf, Spanish teneˈrife)
noun
a Spanish island in the Atlantic, off the NW coast of Africa: the largest of the Canary Islands; volcanic and mountainous; tourism and agriculture. Capital: Santa Cruz. Pop: 778 071 (2002 est). Area: 2058 sq km (795 sq miles)
Tenerife in American English
(ˌtɛnəˈrifeɪ; ˌtɛnəˈrif; Spanish ˌ tɛnɛˈʀifɛ)
largest island of the Canary Islands: 795 sq mi (2,059 sq km)
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