Canuck

/kəˈnʌk/

Synonyms for "canuck" (22 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
canada basedcanadiancanadian citizencanadian nationalcanuckian

Strong matches (6)

Noun(4 words)
canuckishcanucks supporterepithetfellow canadian

Related words (11)

Noun(6 words)
hockey faninsultpejorative termslursports fanvancouver canucks fan

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

6 entries
French Canadianderogatory termdescriptive adjectivefannationality adjectiveperson

More specific

10 entries
Canucks followerCanucks supporterOntario residentQuebecerVancouver Canucks admirerVancouveriteepithetinformal adjectiveslang adjectiveslur

Collocations

10 entries
Canuck cultureCanuck fanCanuck hockeyCanuck identityCanuck nationCanuck nationalismCanuck politicsCanuck prideCanuck slangVancouver Canucks

Inflections

3 entries
Canucksmore Canuckmost Canuck

Derivations

3 entries

Translations

6 translations across 4 languages.

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Finnish

2 entries
  • kanukki noun (Canadian person — see also Canadian)
  • kanukki noun (thing from Canada)

Romanian

1 entries
  • canadez noun (Canadian person — see also Canadian)

Russian

2 entries
  • кана́дец noun (Canadian person — see also Canadian)
  • кана́к noun (Canadian person — see also Canadian)

Swedish

1 entries
  • kanadick noun (Canadian person — see also Canadian)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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Canadians are somewhat jealous of the Americans; that they are secretly manœuvering, not exactly with the inoffensive good humor of a much respected yeoman of England, […] but rather after the inordinate example of Ahab of old, so pithily recorded by the sacred historian. Jonathan distinguishes a Dutch or French Canadian, by the term Kanuk.

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We saw a few partridges: we also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him, who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck:' a (Canadian).

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It is a pity these Canadian militiamen spoilt the good work they had done by never-failing bluster. But for pure and unadulterated brag I will back the lower-class Canuck against the world. The Yankee is a very sucking dove compared to his northern neighbour.

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[T]he Canucks were ready with bats, hands, feet and heads, to outplay the locals at all points. They did it to a nicety. It is wonderful to contemplate the quality of ball speiled by the Canucks when their lungs are filled with Rochester air.

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