Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canary wharf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: ca-nary wharf
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A business district on the Isle of Dogs, borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3780).

Example Sentences

"Canary Wharf – the words were grey to her, perhaps because of the colour of the glass or the river there or because it was on the Jubilee line."

Etymology

From the old wharf in the West India Docks, named for the fruit trade from the Canary Islands.

Questions

What does canary wharf mean?: A business district on the Isle of Dogs, borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3780).
Where does canary wharf come from?: From the old wharf in the West India Docks, named for the fruit trade from the Canary Islands.

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