Definition of Canary

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Canary

Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.

Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.

Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.

A canary bird.

A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.

A quick and lively dance.

To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.

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Canary Quotations

My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands.
Jason Statham

Israel is the canary in the mine. What happens to Israel will eventually happen to America itself.
David Horowitz

We're performing several shows in the Canary Islands.
George Duke

Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action.
Susan Collins

We went to Denmark twice and Germany and also to the Canary Isles one year. I remember once when we were playing Dresden in Germany.
Dixie Dean

That's what the cat said to the canary when he swallowed him - 'You'll be all right.'
Alvah Bessie

Canary Translations

Canary in Afrikaans is Kanaries
canary in Dutch is kanarie
Canary in Dutch is Canarisch
canary in German is Kanarienvogel
Canary in Spanish is canario

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