Phrase guide

French Canadian

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of French-Canadian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

The French language as spoken in Canada, Canadian French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A Canadian whose first language is French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose native language is French

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Canadian

Narrower terms: Acadian, Canuck

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: francocanadenc — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Catalan: francocanadenca — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Chinese Mandarin: 法裔加拿大人 (Fǎ-yì Jiānádà rén) — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Danish: fransk-canadier — Canadian whose first language is French
  • French: Canadien français — Canadian whose first language is French
  • French: Canadienne française — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Galician: canadense francés — Canadian whose first language is French
  • German: französischer Kanadier — Canadian whose first language is French
  • German: französische Kanadierin — Canadian whose first language is French
  • German: Frankokanadier — Canadian whose first language is French
  • German: Frankokanadierin — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Irish: Ceanadach Francach — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Japanese: フランス系カナダ人 (Furansu-kei Kanada-jin) — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Korean: 프랑스계 캐나다인 (peurangseugye kaenadain) — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Macedonian: Француски Канаѓанец (Francuski Kanaǵanec) — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Macedonian: Француска Канаѓанка (Francuska Kanaǵanka) — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Marathi: फ्रेंच कॅनेडियन (phreñca kĕneḍiyan) — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Polish: Frankokanadyjczyk — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Polish: Frankokanadyjka — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Romanian: franco-canadian — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Russian: франкокана́дец (frankokanádec) — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Russian: франкокана́дка (frankokanádka) — Canadian whose first language is French
  • Spanish: canadiense francés — Canadian whose first language is French