America's Hat
- noun
- Informal
:
el sombrero de América
- Many people affectionately refer to Canada as America's Hat.
Examples
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Some travel blogs affectionately refer to Canada as America's Hat.
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At the quiz night, the clue America's Hat instantly made her think of Canada.
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Every time he looks at a map, he laughs at how Canada is called America's Hat.
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Did you know that they call Canada America's Hat?
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At the quiz night, the clue America's Hat instantly made her think of Canada.
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Every time he looks at a map, he laughs at how Canada is called America's Hat.
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Some travel blogs affectionately refer to Canada as America's Hat.
Synonyms
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Canada that people call a symbol of its values and identity
A joking name for Canada that shows it seems like the United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
America's + hat
The phrase transparently composes a possessive ('America's' = belonging to the United States) with a spatial/metaphorical noun ('hat' = something placed on top), so a learner can infer it refers to something on top of America. However, identifying that specific referent as Canada requires cultural/geographical knowledge and acceptance of a jocular nickname, so the link is partly based on convention rather than pure compositional meaning.
Etymology
America's Hat may come from a simple map picture: Canada sits 'north of' the United States, like a hat on top of America. That's why people use it as a funny 'joking name' for Canada.