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Canadian en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /-di-/ (Scotland)
  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /kəˈnɛjdɪjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /-dɪ-/ (Scotland)
  • /kəˈne.de.ən/ (Scotland)
  • [kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] (Canada, General-American)
  • /kəˈneːdi.ən/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
  • (Canada) audio
  • /kəˈnæɪ.di.ən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

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).

Meanings

  1. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.
    • After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed. 2018 July 24, Kaitlan Collins, “Exclusive: White House stops announcing calls with foreign leaders”, in CNN:
  2. (informal) Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.
  3. (informal, nonstandard) Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.

Forms

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most Canadian Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Canadian Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

non-Canadian

Deriveds

Canadian Eskimo dog · Canadianly · un-Canadian · Franco-Canadian · Western Canadian Select · non-Canadian · Canadian French · Canadian Tire money · Can-Am · I'm Canadian · Canadianization · Canadian Falls · unCanadian · Canadiana · Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms · Canadianism · French-Canadian · Canadian yew · Canadianize · Canadianisation · Germano-Canadian · Canadian whisky · Canadian bacon · English-Canadian · French Canadian · Canadian clipper · Canadian hemp · Canadian plum · Canadian Forces · Canadian Bill of Rights · Canadian English · Canadian football · Canadian Eskimo Dog · Canadianese · Canadian Rockies · Canadian studies · Canadian Alliance · Canadian garlic · Canadianist · Canadianness · Canadian as maple syrup · Canadian West · Cubanadian · Canadiano · Dano-Canadian · Canadian waterweed · Canadian poplar · Canadian canoe · Canadian tuxedo · Canadian Shield · Canadian Lead · Canadian dainty · Norwego-Canadian · English Canadian · Canadianise · Canadian horse · Canadian healthcare

Synonyms

Canajan · Canuckistanian · Canuckistani · Canuck · Canajun

Translations (86)

th แคนาดา (of or pertaining to Canada) · ky канада (of or pertaining to Canada) · ar كَنَدِيّ (of or pertaining to Canada) · hy կանադական (of or pertaining to Canada) · fi kanadalainen (of or pertaining to Canadian (the language), Canadian English) · gd Canadach (of or pertaining to Canada) · be кана́дскі (of or pertaining to Canada) · la canadensis (of or pertaining to Canada) · uz kanada (of or pertaining to Canada) · tl Kanadyense (of or pertaining to Canada) · ro canadian (of or pertaining to Canada) · uz kanadalik (of or pertaining to Canada) · nn kanadisk (of or pertaining to Canada) · sh kànadskī (of or pertaining to Canada) · uk канаді́йський (of or pertaining to Canada) · ast canadiense (of or pertaining to Canada) · vo Kanadänapükik (of or pertaining to Canadian (the language), Canadian English) · gl canadense (of or pertaining to Canada) · de kanadisch-englisch (of or pertaining to Canadian (the language), Canadian English) · sl kanadski (of or pertaining to Canada) · pt canadense (of or pertaining to Canada) · tg канадагӣ (of or pertaining to Canada) · sh ка̀надскӣ (of or pertaining to Canada) · it canadese (of or pertaining to Canada) · lt kanadiečių (of or pertaining to Canada) · el καναδέζικος (of or pertaining to Canada) · nn canadisk (of or pertaining to Canada) · ext canadanu (of or pertaining to Canada) · sk kanadský (of or pertaining to Canada) · sv kanadensisk (of or pertaining to Canada) · fr canadien (of or pertaining to Canadian (the language), Canadian English) · de kanadisch (of or pertaining to Canadian (the language), Canadian English) · ko 카나다의 (of or pertaining to Canada) · nb canadisk (of or pertaining to Canada) · hu kanadai (of or pertaining to Canada) · vo Kanadäna-Linglänapükik (of or pertaining to Canadian (the language), Canadian English) · sq kanadez (of or pertaining to Canada) · nl Canadees (of or pertaining to Canada) · mn канад (of or pertaining to Canada) · ru кана́дский (of or pertaining to Canada) · am ካናዳዊ (of or pertaining to Canada) · bg кана́дски (of or pertaining to Canada) · ka კანადური (of or pertaining to Canada) · sw Kikanada (of or pertaining to Canada) · ia canadian (of or pertaining to Canada) · lt kanadietiškas (of or pertaining to Canada) · es canadiense (of or pertaining to Canada) · tk kanadaly (of or pertaining to Canada) · ja カナダの (of or pertaining to Canada) · ro canadian (of or pertaining to Canadian (the language), Canadian English) · az kanadalı (of or pertaining to Canada) · la canadense (of or pertaining to Canada) · de kanadisch (of or pertaining to Canada) · ko 캐나다의 (of or pertaining to Canada) · el καναδικός (of or pertaining to Canada) · da kanadisk (of or pertaining to Canada) · haw Kanakā (of or pertaining to Canada) · cs kanadský (of or pertaining to Canada) · mk канадски (of or pertaining to Canada) · lv kanādiešu (of or pertaining to Canada) · fr canadien (of or pertaining to Canada) · ko 가나다(加那陀)의 (of or pertaining to Canada) · kk канадалық (of or pertaining to Canada) · ast canadianu (of or pertaining to Canada) · ga Ceanadach (of or pertaining to Canada) · pl kanadyjski (of or pertaining to Canada) · cy Canadaidd (of or pertaining to Canada) · af Kanadees (of or pertaining to Canada) · fa کانادایی (of or pertaining to Canada) · uk кана́дський (of or pertaining to Canada) · vi Ca-na-đa (of or pertaining to Canada) · is kanadískur (of or pertaining to Canada) · ky канадалык (of or pertaining to Canada) · ca canadenc (of or pertaining to Canada) · de kanadischenglisch (of or pertaining to Canadian (the language), Canadian English) · et kanada (of or pertaining to Canada) · be кана́дзкі (of or pertaining to Canada) · eo kanada (of or pertaining to Canada) · pt canadiano (of or pertaining to Canada) · oc canadenc (of or pertaining to Canada) · tr Kanadalı (of or pertaining to Canada) · fi kanadalainen (of or pertaining to Canada) · nb kanadisk (of or pertaining to Canada) · kk канада (of or pertaining to Canada) · he קָנָדִי (of or pertaining to Canada) · cmn 加拿大的 (of or pertaining to Canada)

Canadian en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /-di-/ (Scotland)
  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /kəˈnɛjdɪjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /-dɪ-/ (Scotland)
  • /kəˈne.de.ən/ (Scotland)
  • [kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] (Canada, General-American)
  • /kəˈneːdi.ən/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
  • (Canada) audio
  • /kəˈnæɪ.di.ən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

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).

Meanings

  1. A native or inhabitant of Canada.
    • Even the Canadians have gone to war against them! They never go to war against anybody! 2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 180:
  2. (informal) Canadian national championship.
    • “If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday. 2012 March 16, Monte Stewart, “Shantz takes on foes from yesteryear in quest for elusive national crown”, in Global News:
    • "When we were playing in the Canadians (championships) other teams would come around to watch us do our warm-ups," son Jayme Hall said. 2015 December 19, Mary Caton, “A legend on LaSalle diamonds for decades”, in The Windsor Star:
    • “With it being Canadians, I’m just, a little bit, not as good as the top girls are,” she said, despite playing in the Canadians in Belleville in 2013. 2017 September 21, Bill Doucet, “A scent of success for Hespeler horseshoe pitcher”, in The Cambridge Times:
  3. canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

Forms

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Canadians Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

aboriginal Canadian · Franco-Canadian · Asian Canadian · African-Canadian · francophone Canadian · Euro-Canadian · Indian-Canadian · neo-Canadian · French-Canadian · European-Canadian · Arab-Canadian · Francophone Canadian · German Canadian · Anglophone Canadian · Germano-Canadian · French-speaking Canadian · European Canadian · English-Canadian · French Canadian · new Canadian · American Canadian · Irish Canadian · Irish-Canadian · Asio-Canadian · New Canadian · German-Canadian · American-Canadian · native Canadian · anglophone Canadian · Arab Canadian · Anglo-Canadian · Lower Canadian · native-born Canadian · Neo-Canadian · Indo-Canadian · African Canadian · Dano-Canadian · Asian-Canadian · Hiberno-Canadian · Ukraino-Canadian · Native Canadian · Afro-Canadian · Upper Canadian · Norwego-Canadian · English Canadian · Indian Canadian

Relateds

Canadien · Canadienne

Synonyms

Canajan · Canuckistanian · hoser · Canuckistani · Canuck · Canajun

Translations (109)

nl Canadese (person from Canada) · lt kanadietė (person from Canada) · fy Kanadeesk (person from Canada) · eo kanadaniĉo (person from Canada) · el Καναδέζος (person from Canada) · fr Canadienne (person from Canada) · sk Kanaďanka (person from Canada) · kk канадалық (person from Canada) · hy կանադացի (person from Canada) · sh Kanáđānka (person from Canada) · ga Ceanadach (person from Canada) · rm canadais (person from Canada) · sc canadesa (person from Canada) · lt kanadietis (person from Canada) · sw Mkanada (person from Canada) · uk канаді́єць (person from Canada) · ca canadenca (person from Canada) · mk Канаѓанец (person from Canada) · cmn 加拿大人 (person from Canada) · sq kanadezë (person from Canada) · ca canadenc (person from Canada) · fa کانادایی (person from Canada) · oc canadenca (person from Canada) · pt canadense (person from Canada) · ro canadian (person from Canada) · ru кана́дка (person from Canada) · be кана́дка (person from Canada) · nl Canadees (person from Canada) · tk kanadaly (person from Canada) · vi người Ca-na-đa (person from Canada) · nn canadiar (person from Canada) · he קָנָדִי (person from Canada) · sh Кана́ђанин (person from Canada) · ast canadiense (person from Canada) · nb kanadier (person from Canada) · sk Kanaďan (person from Canada) · de Kanadier (person from Canada) · co canadianu (person from Canada) · sh Кана́ђа̄нка (person from Canada) · co canadese (person from Canada) · tg канадагӣ (person from Canada) · lv kanādietis (person from Canada) · eo kanadano (person from Canada) · bg кана́дец (person from Canada) · nn kanadiar (person from Canada) · da canadier (person from Canada) · yue 加拿大人 (person from Canada) · ru кана́дец (person from Canada) · ia canadiana (person from Canada) · co canadiana (person from Canada) · uk кана́дець (person from Canada) · nb canadier (person from Canada) · ar كَنَدِيّ (person from Canada) · sq kanadeze (person from Canada) · ka კანადელი (person from Canada) · el Καναδή (person from Canada) · af Kanadees (person from Canada) · lv kanādiete (person from Canada) · cs Kanaďan (person from Canada) · uz kanadalik (person from Canada) · rm canadaisa (person from Canada) · hu kanadai (person from Canada) · mk Канаѓанка (person from Canada) · is Kanadamaður (person from Canada) · sc canadesu (person from Canada) · sq kanadez (person from Canada) · cs Kanaďanka (person from Canada) · az kanadalı (person from Canada) · pl Kanadyjczyk (person from Canada) · be кана́дзец (person from Canada) · tl Kanadyense (person from Canada) · sh Kanáđanin (person from Canada) · ar كَنَدِيَّة (person from Canada) · gl canadense (person from Canada) · sl Kanadčan (person from Canada) · es canadiense (person from Canada) · ro canadiană (person from Canada) · haw Kanakā (person from Canada) · uk канаді́йка (person from Canada) · ko 캐나다인 (person from Canada) · it canadese (person from Canada) · el Καναδός (person from Canada) · et kanadalane (person from Canada) · ko 캐나다 사람 (person from Canada) · ky канадалык (person from Canada) · la canadēnsis (person from Canada) · id orang kanada (person from Canada) · th คนแคนาดา (person from Canada) · sq kanadeze (person from Canada) · de Kanadierin (person from Canada) · pt canadiana (person from Canada) · sv kanadensare (person from Canada) · ro canadiancă (person from Canada) · eo kanadanino (person from Canada) · sl Kanadčanka (person from Canada) · kmr kanadî (person from Canada) · pt canadiano (person from Canada) · bg кана́дка (person from Canada) · oc canadenc (person from Canada) · tr Kanadalı (person from Canada) · el Καναδέζα (person from Canada) · uk кана́дка (person from Canada) · fi kanadalainen (person from Canada) · sv kanadensiska (person from Canada) · pl Kanadyjka (person from Canada) · ia canadiano (person from Canada) · fr Canadien (person from Canada) · ja カナダ人 (person from Canada) · cy Canadiad (person from Canada)

Canadian en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /-di-/ (Scotland)
  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /kəˈnɛjdɪjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /-dɪ-/ (Scotland)
  • /kəˈne.de.ən/ (Scotland)
  • [kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] (Canada, General-American)
  • /kəˈneːdi.ən/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
  • (Canada) audio
  • /kəˈnæɪ.di.ən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

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).

Meanings

  1. (informal) The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.
  2. An epoch from to million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.

Translations (23)

nn canadisk engelsk (Canadian English) · nb kanadisk engelsk (Canadian English) · de Kanadisch (Canadian English) · nn kanadisk engelsk (Canadian English) · tr Kanada İngilizcesi (Canadian English) · ro engleză canadiană (Canadian English) · it inglese canadese (Canadian English) · de kanadisches Englisch (Canadian English) · nl Canadees-Engels (Canadian English) · pt inglês canadiano (Canadian English) · fi kanadanenglanti (Canadian English) · ka კანადური ინგლისური (Canadian English) · vo Kanadäna-Linglänapük (Canadian English) · vo Kanadänapük (Canadian English) · nb canadisk engelsk (Canadian English) · vo Linglänapük Kanadänik (Canadian English) · pt inglês canadense (Canadian English) · tr Kanadaca (Canadian English) · oc anglés canadenc (Canadian English) · fr anglais canadien (Canadian English) · ka კანადური ინგლისური ენა (Canadian English) · sw Kiingereza cha Kanada (Canadian English) · nl Canadees (Canadian English)

Canadian en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /-di-/ (Scotland)
  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /kəˈnɛjdɪjən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /-dɪ-/ (Scotland)
  • /kəˈne.de.ən/ (Scotland)
  • [kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] (Canada, General-American)
  • /kəˈneːdi.ən/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
  • (Canada) audio
  • /kəˈnæɪ.di.ən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. 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.
  2. A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
  3. A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, situated on the Canadian River.
  4. A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

Relateds

Canadian County