Canada
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”). See "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Canada, UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkænədə/
- (General American, Canada, /æ/ raising) IPA(key): [kʰɛənədə] ~ [kʰeənədə]
- Hyphenation: Can‧a‧da
Proper noun[edit]
Canada (plural Canadas)
- A country in North America.
- (historical) Lower Canada 1791-1840 (also Canada East 1840-1867, now province of Quebec) or respectively Upper Canada (Canada West, now province of Ontario), often “the Canadas” (or politically, “United Canada” 1840-1867).
- (historical) (1608-1763) The most active province of New France. Nowadays corresponds to the territory of much of Quebec, Ontario, and several US states (aligning with the Saint Lawrence River and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentian Mountains)
- A surname.
Synonyms[edit]
- America's Hat (humorous)
- Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory)
- Dominion of Canada (historical)
- Great White North (informal)
- neighbor to the north (US, informal)
- People's Republic of Canada (humorous or derogatory)
- Soviet Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory)
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- Atlantic Canada
- blame Canada
- Canada balsam
- Canada buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
- Canada Day
- Canada Dry
- Canada dogwood = bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
- Canada East = Lower Canada
- Canada Games
- Canada goldenrod
- Canada goose, (Branta canadensis)
- Canada Indian
- Canada jay = grey jay
- Canada lily (Lilium canadense)
- Canada lynx (Felis canadensis)
- Canada mayflower = wild lily of the valley (Maianthemum canadense)
- Canada Pension Plan
- Canada plum (Prunus nigra and its fruit)
- Canada poplar = Carolina poplar (Populus × canadensis)
- Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
- Canada Post
- Canada Post Corporation
- Canada rice (Zizania palustris or Zizania aquatica)
- Canadarm
- Canada robin = cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Canada Savings Bond
- Canada thistle (Circium arvense)
- Canada violet (Viola canadensis)
- Canada West = Upper Canada
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
country in North America
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Noun[edit]
Canada (plural Canadas)
- (US, informal) A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
- 2015, Michael DeMocker, The land of waffles, frites, chocolate, meat and, oh yes, culture[1], Louisiana: The Times-Picayune, page 1:
- Belgium is France's Canada.
See also[edit]
- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
- (provinces of Canada) province of Canada; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan (Category: en:Provinces of Canada)
- (territories of Canada) territory of Canada; Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon (Category: en:Territories of Canada)
References[edit]
- “Canada” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Jacques Cartier (1545), Relation originale de Jacques Cartier, Paris: Tross [1863], p 48.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably borrowed from French Canada.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Canada n
- Canada (a country in North America)
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms[edit]
- canadianisation
- canadianiser
- canadianisme
- Canadien
- canadien
- décanadianisation
- décanadianiser
- recanadianisation
- recanadianiser
Italian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/, [ˈka.n̪a.d̪a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/, [ˈkaː.na.d̪a]
Etymology[edit]
From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”)
Proper noun[edit]
Canada f sg (genitive Canadae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Canada |
Genitive | Canadae |
Dative | Canadae |
Accusative | Canadam |
Ablative | Canadā |
Vocative | Canada |
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
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Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Canada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
Declension[edit]
gender f | uncountable |
---|---|
Nom/Acc | Canada |
Gen/Dat | Canadei |
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
- Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.
- Lake Louise is in Canada.
Tatar[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Declension[edit]
declension of Canada
Venetian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
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