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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga ganataa), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Canada (countable and uncountable, plural Canadas)
- A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.
- 2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 219:
- Father narrated the story of how Canada developed over a short period to surpass other countries, including Britain, from which it had emerged.
- 2025 January 27, David Charter, “Fafo diplomacy: How Colombia found out Trump meant business”, in The Times, archived from the original on 27 January 2025:
- Fafo works with small trading nations such as Colombia because US markets could quickly adapt to the greater expense of its coffee, flowers and other exports. There will be a different order of chaos, though, if Trump follows through on tariffs on the EU (17 per cent of US imports), Mexico (15 per cent), China (14 per cent) or Canada (12 per cent).
- (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 and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentians)
- A surname.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Atlantic Canada
- blame Canada
- Canada balsam
- Canada Bay
- Canada buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
- Canada Day
- Canada dogwood = bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
- Canada Dry
- 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 onion
- Canada Pension Plan
- Canadaphobia
- Canada plum (Prunus nigra and its fruit)
- Canada poplar = Carolina poplar (Populus × canadensis)
- Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
- Canada Post
- Canada Post Corporation
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Canada rice (Zizania palustris or Zizania aquatica)
- Canadarm
- Canada robin = cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Canada root
- Canada Savings Bond
- Canada thistle (Circium arvense)
- Canada violet (Viola canadensis)
- Canada West = Upper Canada
- Canada yew = ground hemlock (Taxus canadensis)
- Canadian
- Canadiana
- Canadianism
- Canadianist
- Canadianize
- Canadiano
- Canadien
- Canadienne
- Canajan
- Canajun
- Central Canada = Central Provinces
- Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
- English Canada
- French Canada
- Lower Canada
- Maritime Canada
- O Canada
- Province of Canada
- Revenue Canada
- United Province of Canada
- Upper Canada
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
country in North America
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Noun
Canada (plural Canadas)
See also
provinces of Canadaedit
territories of Canadaedit
References
- Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “Canada”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Jacques Cartier (1545), Relation originale de Jacques Cartier, Paris: Tross [1863], p 48.
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Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably borrowed from French Canada.
The hamlet is attested as Canada in 1954. It was named after the country. Originally the name of a farmhouse.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Canada n
- Canada (a country in North America)
- a hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Canadees
- Canadameer
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Franco-Provençal
Proper noun
Canada ?
- Canada (a country in North America)
French
Etymology
From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
- bernache du Canada
- canadair
- canadianisation
- canadianiser
- canadianisme
- Canadien
- canadien
- décanadianisation
- décanadianiser
- gainier du Canada
- recanadianisation
- recanadianiser
- vergerette du Canada
Descendants
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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.na.da]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.na.d̪a]
Proper noun
Canada f sg (genitive Canadae); first declension (New Latin)
- Canada (a country in North America)
- (historical) New France
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Derived terms
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Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
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Romanian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Canada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
Declension
Related terms
Sardinian
Proper noun
Canada ?
- Canada (a country in North America)
Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
- Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.
- Lake Louise is in Canada.
Swedish
Proper noun
Canada n (genitive Canadas)
Venetan
Proper noun
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanada/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈka(ː)nada/
- Rhymes: -anada
Proper noun
Canada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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