Canada
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkænədə/
note: General American, Canada, /æ/ raising
ipa: [kʰɛəɾ̃əɾə]
note: General American, Canada, /æ/ raising
other: [kʰeənədə]
homophone: Kannada stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Forms: form: Canadas
Etymology: Borrowed from French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga gana꞉dá꞉yęʼ), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
Senses: examples: text: Father narrated the story of how Canada developed over a short period to surpass other countries, including Britain, from which it had emerged.
ref: 2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 219:
text: While the existence of pro-Khalistan factions in Canada has long bothered India and acted as a wedge between the two countries, experts say tensions have sharply escalated under Modi and Trudeau, with little prospect for resolution.
ref: 2024 November 29, Lex Harvey, “Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations”, in CNN:
text: Fafo works with small trading nations such as Colombia because US markets could quickly adapt to the greater expense of its coffee, flowers and other exports. There will be a different order of chaos, though, if Trump follows through on tariffs on the EU (17 per cent of US imports), Mexico (15 per cent), China (14 per cent) or Canada (12 per cent).
ref: 2025 January 27, David Charter, “Fafo diplomacy: How Colombia found out Trump meant business”, in The Times, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2025:
glosses: A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.
glosses: 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).
glosses: (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 and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentians)
glosses: A surname.
Synonyms: America's Hat
Canadia
Canuckistan
Dominion of Canada
Great White North
Leafland
neighbor to the north
People's Republic of Canada
Soviet Canuckistan
True North
Derived terms: word: Atlantic Canada
word: blame Canada
word: Canada balsam
word: Canada Bay
taxonomic: Shepherdia canadensis
word: Canada buffaloberry
word: Canada Day
taxonomic: Cornus canadensis
word: Canada dogwood = bunchberry
word: Canada Dry
english: Lower Canada
translation: Lower Canada
word: Canada East
word: Canada Games
word: Canada goldenrod
word: Canada goose
word: Canada Indian
english: grey jay
translation: grey jay
word: Canada jay
taxonomic: Lilium canadense
word: Canada lily
taxonomic: Felis canadensis
word: Canada lynx
english: wild lily of the valley
translation: wild lily of the valley
taxonomic: Maianthemum canadense
word: Canada mayflower
word: Canada onion
word: Canada Pension Plan
word: Canadaphobia
english: Prunus nigra and its fruit
translation: Prunus nigra and its fruit
word: Canada plum
english: Carolina poplar
translation: Carolina poplar
taxonomic: Populus × canadensis
word: Canada poplar
taxonomic: Erethizon dorsatum
word: Canada porcupine
word: Canada Post
word: Canada Post Corporation
alt: Zizania palustris or Zizania aquatica
word: Canada rice
word: Canadarm
english: cedar waxwing
translation: cedar waxwing
taxonomic: Bombycilla cedrorum
word: Canada robin
word: Canada root
word: Canada Savings Bond
alt: Circium arvense
word: Canada thistle
taxonomic: Viola canadensis
word: Canada violet
english: Upper Canada
translation: Upper Canada
word: Canada West
english: ground hemlock
translation: ground hemlock
taxonomic: Taxus canadensis
word: Canada yew
word: Canadian
word: Canadiana
word: Canadianism
word: Canadianist
word: Canadianize
word: Canadiano
word: Canadien
word: Canadienne
word: Canajan
word: Canajun
english: Central Provinces
translation: Central Provinces
word: Central Canada
word: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
word: English Canada
word: French Canada
word: Lower Canada
word: Maritime Canada
word: O Canada
word: Province of Canada
word: Revenue Canada
word: United Province of Canada
word: Upper Canada
Related terms: Canuck
Kanata
British North America