Canada

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See also: canada, Canadá, Canadà, cañada, and Ca-na-đa

English

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Etymology

From French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga ganataa). See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Canada (countable and uncountable, plural Canadas)

  2. 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.
  3. (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).
  4. (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)
  5. A surname.

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Descendants

  • French: canadair
  • Greek: καναντέρ (kanantér)
  • Italian: canadair
  • Serbo-Croatian: kanader

Translations

Noun

Canada (plural Canadas)

  1. (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, Louisiana: The Times-Picayune, page 1:
      Belgium is France's Canada.

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Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Canada

  1. Canada (a country in North America)

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.naːˌdaː/
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  • Hyphenation: Ca‧na‧da

Proper noun

Canada n

  2. Canada (a country in North America).
  3. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

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References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Franco-Provençal

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Proper noun

Canada

  1. Canada (a country in North America)

French

Etymology

From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Canada m

  2. Canada (a country in North America)

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Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/
  • Rhymes: -anada
  • Hyphenation: Cà‧na‧da

Proper noun

Canada m

  2. Canada (a country in North America)

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Latin

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Etymology

From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Canada f sg (genitive Canadae); first declension (New Latin)

  2. Canada (a country in North America)
  3. (historical) New France

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Canada
Genitive Canadae
Dative Canadae
Accusative Canadam
Ablative Canadā
Vocative Canada

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

Canada

  2. Canada (a country in North America)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

Canada

  2. Canada (a country in North America)

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Romanian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Canada f

  2. Canada (a country in North America)

Declension

gender f uncountable
Nom/Acc Canada
Gen/Dat Canadei

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Sardinian

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Proper noun

Canada ?

  1. Canada (a country in North America)

Scottish Gaelic

Proper noun

Canada m

  2. Canada (a country in North America)
    Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.
    Lake Louise is in Canada.

Swedish

Proper noun

Canada n (genitive Canadas)

  1. Dated spelling of Kanada (“Canada”).

Venetian

Proper noun

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Canada m

  2. Canada (a country in North America)

Welsh

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Canada f

  1. Canada (a country in North America)

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Mutation

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.
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