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Canadian

/kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ · adj

Meaning

  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 suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.
  3. Canadian national championship.
  4. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.
  5. The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.
  6. An epoch from to million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.
  7. A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
  8. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.
  9. A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, situated on the Canadian River.
  10. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.
  11. A native or inhabitant of Canada.
  12. canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat- Laurentian kanatader. French Canadabor. English Canada Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Canadian From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).

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