Canada
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”). See "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
PronunciationEdit
- (Canada, UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkænədə/
- (General American, Canada, /æ/ raising) IPA(key): [kʰɛənədə] ~ [kʰeənədə]
- Hyphenation: Can‧a‧da
- Homophone: Kannada (one pronunciation)
Proper nounEdit
Canada (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.
SynonymsEdit
- 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 termsEdit
Derived terms
- Atlantic Canada
- blame Canada
- Canada balsam
- 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 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
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
country in North America
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NounEdit
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 alsoEdit
- (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 (Category: en:Provinces of Canada)
- (territories of Canada) territory of Canada; Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon (Category: en:Territories of Canada)
ReferencesEdit
- “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 NahuatlEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
DutchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Kanada (dated, superseded)
EtymologyEdit
Probably borrowed from French Canada.
The hamlet is first attested as Canada in 1954. It was named after the country. Originally the name of a farmhouse.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada n
- Canada (a country in North America).
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
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Franco-ProvençalEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ka.na.da/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ka.na.da/, /ka.na.dɑ/
- Rhymes: -a
Proper nounEdit
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived termsEdit
- canadianisation
- canadianiser
- canadianisme
- Canadien
- canadien
- décanadianisation
- décanadianiser
- Gendarmerie royale du Canada
- recanadianisation
- recanadianiser
See alsoEdit
- (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)
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
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LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”)
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada f sg (genitive Canadae); first declension
- (New Latin) Canada (a country in North America)
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Canada |
| Genitive | Canadae |
| Dative | Canadae |
| Accusative | Canadam |
| Ablative | Canadā |
| Vocative | Canada |
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Norwegian BokmålEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
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RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
DeclensionEdit
| gender f | uncountable |
|---|---|
| Nom/Acc | Canada |
| Gen/Dat | Canadei |
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SardinianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada ?
- Canada (a country in North America)
Scottish GaelicEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
- Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.
- Lake Louise is in Canada.
SwedishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada n (genitive Canadas)
- Dated spelling of Kanada (“Canada”).
VenetianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
WelshEdit
Proper nounEdit
Canada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
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MutationEdit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||