Canada
English
urediEtymology
urediFrom Francuski Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga ganataa). See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
uredi- (Canada, UK, US) MFA(ključ): /ˈkænədə/
- (GA, CA, /æ/ raising) MFA(ključ): [kʰɛəɾ̃əɾə] ~ [kʰeənədə]
- Hifenacija: Can‧a‧da
- Homophone: Kannada (one pronunciation)
Proper noun
urediCanada (countable and uncountable, plural Canadas)
- Lua greška in Modul:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value)..
- 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.
- (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 River and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentian Mountains)
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Synonyms
uredi- America's Hat (humorous)
- Canadia (mildly humorous)
- Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory)
- Dominion of Canada (historical)
- Great White North (informal)
- neighbor to the north (US, informal)
- People's Republic of Canada (humorous or derogatory)
- Soviet Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory)
Derived terms
urediDerived terms
- Atlantic Canada
- blame Canada
- Canada balsam
- Canada Bay
- Canada buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
- Canada Day
- Canada Dry
- Canada dogwood = bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
- 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
- Canada plum (Prunus nigra and its fruit)
- Canada poplar = Carolina poplar (Populus × canadensis)
- Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
- Canada Post
- Canada Post Corporation
- Canada rice (Zizania palustris or Zizania aquatica)
- Canadarm
- Canada robin = cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Canada Savings Bond
- Canada thistle (Circium arvense)
- Canada violet (Viola canadensis)
- Canada West = Upper Canada
- Canada yew = ground hemlock (Taxus canadensis)
- Canadian
- Canadiana
- Canadianism
- Canadianize
- Canadianist
- Canadien
- Canadienne
- Canajan
- Canajun
- Central Canada = Central Provinces
- English Canada
- French Canada
- Lower Canada
- O Canada
- Upper Canada
Related terms
urediDescendants
urediTranslations
uredicountry in North America
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Noun
urediCanada (plural Canadas)
- (US, 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[1], Louisiana: The Times-Picayune, page 1:
- Belgium is France's Canada.
See also
uredi- (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 (Kategorija: en:Provinces of Canada)
- (territories of Canada) territory of Canada; Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon (Kategorija: en:Territories of Canada)
References
uredi- Šablon:R:Canadian Oxford 2004
- Jacques Cartier (1545), Relation originale de Jacques Cartier, Paris: Tross [1863], p 48.
Central Nahuatl
urediProper noun
urediCanada
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Dutch
urediAlternative forms
urediEtymology
urediProbably borrowed from Francuski Canada.
The hamlet is attested as Canada in 1954. It was named after the country. Originally the name of a farmhouse.
Pronunciation
urediProper noun
urediCanada n
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Derived terms
urediReferences
urediFranco-Provençal
urediProper noun
uredi- Lua greška in Modul:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value).
French
urediEtymology
urediFrom the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
urediProper noun
urediCanada m
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Derived terms
urediDescendants
urediSee also
urediItalian
urediAlternative forms
urediEtymology
urediPozajmljeno od Francuski Canada.
Pronunciation
urediProper noun
urediCanada m
- Lua greška in Modul:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value).
Derived terms
urediLatin
urediEtymology
urediFrom Francuski Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
urediProper noun
urediCanada (New Latin)
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- (historical) New France
Declension
urediFirst declension., singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Canada |
Genitive | Canadae |
Dative | Canadae |
Accusative | Canadam |
Ablative | Canadā |
Vocative | Canada |
Derived terms
urediNorwegian Bokmål
urediProper noun
urediCanada
- Lua greška in Modul:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value).
Derived terms
urediRelated terms
urediNorwegian Nynorsk
urediProper noun
urediCanada
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Derived terms
urediRelated terms
urediRomanian
urediPronunciation
urediProper noun
urediCanada f
- Lua greška in Modul:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value).
Declension
urediRelated terms
urediSardinian
urediProper noun
uredi- Lua greška in Modul:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value).
Scottish Gaelic
urediProper noun
urediCanada m
- Lua greška in Modul:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value).
- Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.
- Lake Louise is in Canada.
Swedish
urediProper noun
urediCanada n (genitive Canadas)
Venetian
urediProper noun
urediCanada m
- Lua greška in Modul:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value).
Welsh
urediPronunciation
uredi- (North Wales) MFA(ključ): /ˈkanada/
- (South Wales) MFA(ključ): /ˈka(ː)nada/
- Rime: -anada
Proper noun
uredi- Lua greška in Modul:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value).