Canada
English edit
Etymology edit
From French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga ganataa). See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Canada, UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkænədə/
- (General American, Canada, /æ/ raising) IPA(key): [kʰɛəɾ̃əɾə] ~ [kʰeənədə]
- Hyphenation: Can‧a‧da
- Homophone: Kannada (one pronunciation)
Proper noun edit
Canada (countable and uncountable, plural Canadas)
- A country in North America.
- 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)
- A surname.
Synonyms edit
- 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 edit
Derived 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
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Descendants edit
Translations edit
country in North America
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Noun edit
Canada (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 edit
- (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 of America
- (provinces of Canada) province of Canada; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan (Category: en:Provinces of Canada)
- (territories of Canada) territory of Canada; Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon (Category: en:Territories of Canada)
References edit
- “Canada” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Jacques Cartier (1545), Relation originale de Jacques Cartier, Paris: Tross [1863], p 48.
Central Nahuatl edit
Proper noun edit
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Canada n
- Canada (a country in North America).
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Franco-Provençal edit
Proper noun edit
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
French edit
Etymology edit
From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ka.na.da/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ka.na.da/, /ka.na.dɑ/
- Rhymes: -a
Proper noun edit
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
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Descendants edit
See also edit
- (countries of North America) pays de l'Amérique du Nord; Antigua-et-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbade, Canada, Cuba, Dominique, États-Unis, Grenade, Haïti, Jamaïque, Mexique, République dominicaine, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Saint-Vincent-et-Grenadines, Sainte-Lucie, Trinité-et-Tobago (Category: fr:Countries in North America)
Italian edit
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Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/, [ˈkänäd̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/, [ˈkäːnäd̪ä]
Proper noun edit
Canada f sg (genitive Canadae); first declension (New Latin)
- Canada (a country in North America)
- (historical) New France
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Canada |
Genitive | Canadae |
Dative | Canadae |
Accusative | Canadam |
Ablative | Canadā |
Vocative | Canada |
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
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Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
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Romanian edit
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Proper noun edit
Canada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
Declension edit
gender f | uncountable |
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Nom/Acc | Canada |
Gen/Dat | Canadei |
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Sardinian edit
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Canada ?
- Canada (a country in North America)
Scottish Gaelic edit
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Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
- Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.
- Lake Louise is in Canada.
Swedish edit
Proper noun edit
Canada n (genitive Canadas)
Venetian edit
Proper noun edit
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanada/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈka(ː)nada/
- Rhymes: -anada
Proper noun edit
Canada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
Coordinate terms edit
- (countries of North America) gwledydd Gogledd America; Antigwa a Barbiwda, y Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Ciwba, Dominica, Grenada, Gweriniaeth Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Mecsico, Sant Kitts-Nevis, Sant Lwsia, Sant Vincent a'r Grenadines, Trinidad a Thobago, Unol Daleithiau America
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Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Canada | Ganada | Nghanada | Chanada |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |