/ Dictionary / Index T Tenerife: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ten•er•ife Pronunciation: (ten"u-rif', -rēf' Sp. te"ne-rē'fe), [key] — n. the largest of the Canary Islands, off the NW Coast of Africa. 500,381; 794 sq. mi. (2055 sq. km). Cap.: Santa Cruz de Tenerife. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tenerife (Thesaurus) tenement tenesmus Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language