Canada

Etymology

From French, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”). See "Name of Canada" on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• (Canada, UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈkænədə/

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• Hyphenation: Can‧ada

Proper noun

Canada (plural Canadas)

1. A country in North America.
2. (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).
3. (historical) (1608-1763) The most active province of New France. Nowadays corresponds to the territory of much of Quebec, Ontario, and several US states.
4. A surname​.

Noun

Canada (plural Canadas)

1. (U.S., 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, Louisiana: The Times-Picayune:

     Belgium is France's Canada.

See also

• (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
• (territories of Canada) territory of Canada; Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon

References

• “Canada” in the Katherine Barker, editor, Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd edition, Don Mills, Ont.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, →ISBN.
• Jacques Cartier (1545), Relation originale de Jacques Cartier, Paris: Tross [1863], p 48.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Ca‧na‧da

Proper noun

Canada n

1. Canada

Etymology

From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.na.da/

• Audio (France, Paris)

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• Audio (Quebec, Montreal)

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• Rhymes: -a

Proper noun

Canada m

1. Canada

Proper noun

Canada m

1. Canada

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.na.da/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.na.da/, [ˈkaː.na.da]

Proper noun

Canada f (genitive Canadae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Canada

Proper noun

Canada

1. Canada

Proper noun

Canada

1. Canada

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kanada]

Proper noun

Canada f

1. Canada

Proper noun

Canada m

1. Canada

   Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.

   Lake Louise is in Canada.

Proper noun

Canada

1. Canada

Proper noun

Canada m

1. Canada