canary

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kəˈnɛri/ UK /kəˈnɛəri/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a small yellow songbird often kept as a pet

The canary sang brightly from its cage by the window.

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1 noun · a small yellow songbird... finch songbird

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Forms canaries

Etymology

From French canarie, from Spanish canario, from the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) where the bird originated; the islands' name is from Latin Canāria Īnsula ('island of dogs'), from canis ('dog').

canāria Latin canis Latin

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# canary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kəˈnɛri
**IPA (UK):** kəˈnɛəri

## Meanings
1. a small yellow songbird often kept as a pet

## Examples
- The canary sang brightly from its cage by the window.

## Synonyms
- finch
- songbird

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: canāria
- Root: canis

## Etymology
From French canarie, from Spanish canario, from the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) where the bird originated; the islands' name is from Latin Canāria Īnsula ('island of dogs'), from canis ('dog').

## AI Etymology
Canary is a noun meaning "a small yellow songbird often kept as a pet". Historically, it is from French canarie, from Spanish canario, from the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) where the bird originated; the islands' name is from Latin Canāria Īnsula ('island of dogs'), from canis ('dog'). The historical chain links Latin canāria with Latin canis. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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