TE KANAWA Meaning of TE KANAWA in English Te Ka ‧ na ‧ wa, Dame Ki ‧ ri /teɪ ˈkɑːnəwə ˈkɪri/ BrE AmE (1944–) an ↑ opera singer from New Zealand, whose ↑ soprano voice is greatly admired Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012