Canadian
- noun
- /kəˈneɪdiən/
:
canadiense
- I met a friendly Canadian who shared stories about the culture in Canada.
First night up, I had these Canadians screaming, man.
- First night up, I had these Canadians screaming, man.
- Well, I'm sure of a great many Canadians, but they're cool.
- Our guys, you know, the Canadians, the Brits there to liberate France.
- So what happens if a Canadian kills an American in Mexico?
Examples
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Canada and Canadians have healthcare as a right.
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What proportion of the best NHL players are just Canadians that play on US teams?
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And there was a Canadian couple next to us.
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I mean, and how are you feeling as this young Canadian woman now with this guy?
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And my mother, who's Canadian, followed.
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So is there a way that Canadians can find data somewhere?
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But there were also some of my Canadian friends, Canadian blogging friends.
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First night up, I had these Canadians screaming, man.
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Our guys, you know, the Canadians, the Brits there to liberate France.
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They're all Canadians from Canada, Canadians trying to do R&B.
Synonyms
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9.3
A person from Canada, sometimes meaning a French Canadian
Compounds
- Canadian
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3.3
A person in Canada whose family came from France long ago and who speaks French as their first language
- Canadian
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3.3
Canada's national police force that enforces federal laws across the country
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3.2
A large wild goose with a black head and white cheek patches that honks loudly and is often near lakes
- Canadian
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2.7
A health system paid for by the government that gives people living there medical care
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6.5
A large area of very old rocks that form a high, flat land across much of eastern and central Canada
A group of islands north of mainland Canada inside the Arctic Circle
- Canadian
A form of English spoken and written in Canada with different pronunciation and spelling
- Canadian
A set of spellings used in Canada that mixes British and American forms
- Canadian
English spelling used in Canada that combines British and American forms
A type of French spoken in Canada, especially Quebec, with different words and pronunciation
A tall North American plant with many small yellow flowers in large groups
A large evergreen tree from eastern North America with short needles, used for wood and paper
A group of three Canadian provinces on the Atlantic coast including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
A water plant from North America that grows in lakes and ponds and often forms thick mats
A river that rises in northeast New Mexico, flows east across the Texas panhandle, and joins Arkansas River in Oklahoma
A government body that gathers and reports information to protect Canada
- Canadian
The way English words are written in Canada, mixing British and American forms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Canadian comes from the country name Canada, which itself comes from an old Iroquoian word kanata meaning 'village' or 'settlement'. The ending -ian means 'from', so a Canadian is a person 'from Canada'.