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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.
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Usage: informal
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adj
Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.
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Usage: informal, nonstandard
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name
The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.
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Usage: informal
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name
An epoch from to million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.
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Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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name
The Canadian River, a river in New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma in the United States, which is a tributary of the Arkansas River.
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name
A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
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name
A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, situated on the Canadian River.
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name
A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.
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noun
A native or inhabitant of Canada.
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noun
Canadian national championship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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adjective
of or relating to Canada or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Canadian River
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Broader terms: river
noun
a native or inhabitant of Canada
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Broader terms: North American
Narrower terms: French Canadian, Nova Scotian, bluenose, Quebecois
History
Etymology tree Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat- Laurentian kanatader. French Canadabor. English Canada Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Canadian From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).
A name of uncertain origin. The city and town names are after the river, while the Australian suburb is named after an 1850's Canadian gold digger known as Swift.
Across languages
218 source translations are retained for this English entry.
