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Canadian

//kəˈneɪ.di.ən// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English. informal
  3. 3
    Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French. informal, nonstandard
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Canada or its people wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English. informal
  2. 2
    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.
  3. 3
    A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
  4. 4
    A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, situated on the Canadian River.
  5. 5
    A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.
Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Canada.

    "Even the Canadians have gone to war against them! They never go to war against anybody!"

  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Canada wordnet
  3. 3
    Canadian national championship. informal

    "“If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday."

  4. 4
    canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).

Etymology 2

From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).

Etymology 3

From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).

Etymology 4

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.

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