1. A group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
   - Canary Islands

1. Any of several small Old World finches
   "The bright yellow canary bird sang sweetly from its cage";
   - canary bird
    
2. A moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
   "The canary yellow dress brightened up the room";
   - canary yellow
    
3. A female singer
   "The jazz club featured a talented canary as the main act"
    
4. [N. Amer] Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
   "The canary provided crucial information that led to the arrest of the drug dealer";
   - fink [N. Amer, informal], snitch [informal], snitcher [informal], stoolpigeon [informal], stool pigeon [informal], stoolie [N. Amer, informal], sneak [informal], grass [Brit, informal], snout [Brit, informal]

Type of: betrayer, blabber [informal], finch, informer, island, rat [informal], singer, squealer, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer, yellow, yellowness

Part of: Espana, genus Serinus, Kingdom of Spain, Serinus, Spain

Encyclopedia: Canaries, Saint Lucia