Las Palmas
a seaport on NE Gran Canaria, in the central Canary Islands.
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How to use Las Palmas in a sentence
When the litter was set down in the courtyard of Las Palmas it carried only a corpse!
The Tiger Hunter | Mayne ReidWas it an assurance that he should be welcomed at the hacienda of Las Palmas?
The Tiger Hunter | Mayne ReidLas Palmas is the largest city in the Canary Islands, of which it was the capital until 1833.
He confirmed the rumour, and said we should be sent back and landed at a Spanish island, most probably Las Palmas.
Five Months on a German Raider | Frederic George TrayesThey had accordingly some few minutes yet in hand when they swung round the high Isleta cinder heap into sight of Las Palmas.
For Jacinta | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for Las Palmas
/ (Spanish las ˈpalmas) /
a port in the central Canary Islands, on NE Grand Canary: a major fuelling port on the main shipping route between Europe and South America. Pop: 377 600 (2003 est)
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