Canadian.
Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.
Meaning & usage
Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.
Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.
Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat- Laurentian kanatader. French Canadabor. English Canada Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Canadian From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).
A native or inhabitant of Canada.
Canadian national championship.
canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat- Laurentian kanatader. French Canadabor. English Canada Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Canadian From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).
The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.
An epoch from to million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat- Laurentian kanatader. French Canadabor. English Canada Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Canadian From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).
The Canadian River, a river in New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma in the United States, which is a tributary of the Arkansas River.
A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, situated on the Canadian River.
A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.
Where this word comes from
A name of uncertain origin. The city and town names are after the river, while the Australian suburb is named after an 1850's Canadian gold digger known as Swift.
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