Palmas
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noun
a seaport on NE Gran Canaria, in the central canary Islands.
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noun
1.
Also called Palma de Mallorca. a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
2.
one of the canary Islands, off the NW coast of Africa. 281 sq. mi. (728 sq. km). Capital: Santa Cruz de la Palma.
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Las Palmas (Spanish las ˈpalmas) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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) | |
| Palma1 (Spanish ˈpalma) | |
| —n | |
| Official name: Palma de Mallorca the capital of the Balearic Islands, on the SW coast of Majorca: a tourist centre. Pop: 367 277 (2003 est) | |
| Palma2 (Italian ˈpalma) | |
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| Jacopo (jaˈkopo), known as Palma Vecchio, original name Jacopo Negretti. ?1480--1528, Venetian painter, noted esp for his portraits of women | |
| Palmas (ˈpælməs) | |
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| a city in N Brazil, capital of Tocantins state. Pop: 391 000 (2005 est) | |
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palma pal·ma (pāl'mə, päl'-)
n. pl. pal·mae (-mē)
The palm.
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