Canada
English
Etymology
From French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga ganataa). See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
- (Canada, UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkænədə/
Audio (CA) (file) Audio (GA) (file)
- (General American, Canada, /æ/ raising) IPA(key): [kʰɛəɾ̃əɾə] ~ [kʰeənədə]
- Hyphenation: Can‧a‧da
- Homophone: Kannada (one pronunciation)
Proper noun
Canada (countable and uncountable, plural Canadas)
- 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.
- (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).
- (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)
- A surname.
Synonyms
- America's Hat (humorous)
- Canadia (mildly humorous)
- Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory)
- Dominion of Canada (historical)
- Great White North (informal)
- neighbor to the north (US, informal)
- People's Republic of Canada (humorous or derogatory)
- Soviet Canuckistan (humorous or derogatory)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Atlantic Canada
- blame Canada
- Canada balsam
- Canada Bay
- Canada buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)
- Canada Day
- Canada Dry
- Canada dogwood = bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
- Canada East = Lower Canada
- Canada Games
- Canada goldenrod
- Canada goose, (Branta canadensis)
- Canada Indian
- Canada jay = grey jay
- Canada lily (Lilium canadense)
- Canada lynx (Felis canadensis)
- Canada mayflower = wild lily of the valley (Maianthemum canadense)
- Canada onion
- Canada Pension Plan
- Canada plum (Prunus nigra and its fruit)
- Canada poplar = Carolina poplar (Populus × canadensis)
- Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
- Canada Post
- Canada Post Corporation
- Canada rice (Zizania palustris or Zizania aquatica)
- Canadarm
- Canada robin = cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Canada Savings Bond
- Canada thistle (Circium arvense)
- Canada violet (Viola canadensis)
- Canada West = Upper Canada
- Canada yew = ground hemlock (Taxus canadensis)
- Canadian
- Canadiana
- Canadianism
- Canadianize
- Canadianist
- Canadien
- Canadienne
- Canajan
- Canajun
- Central Canada = Central Provinces
- English Canada
- French Canada
- Lower Canada
- O Canada
- Upper Canada
Translations
country in North America
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Noun
Canada (plural Canadas)
- (US, informal) A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
See also
- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
- (provinces of Canada) province of Canada; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan (Category: en:Provinces of Canada)
- (territories of Canada) territory of Canada; Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon (Category: en:Territories of Canada)
References
- “Canada” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Jacques Cartier (1545), Relation originale de Jacques Cartier, Paris: Tross [1863], p 48.
Central Nahuatl
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Kanada (dated, superseded)
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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ca‧na‧da
Proper noun
Canada n
- Canada (a country in North America).
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Canadees
- Canadameer
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Franco-Provençal
French
Etymology
From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.na.da/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ka.na.da/, /ka.na.dɑ/
- IPA(key): [ka.naˈdɑ]
- IPA(key): [ka.naˈdɔ]
- IPA(key): [ka.naˈdɑ]
- Rhymes: -a
Derived terms
- bernache du Canada
- canadair
- canadianisation
- canadianiser
- canadianisme
- Canadien
- canadien
- décanadianisation
- décanadianiser
- gainier du Canada
- recanadianisation
- recanadianiser
- vergerette du Canada
See also
- (countries of North America) pays de l'Amérique du Nord; Antigua-et-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbade, Canada, Cuba, Dominique, États-Unis, Grenade, Haïti, Jamaïque, Mexique, République dominicaine, Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès, Saint-Vincent-et-Grenadines, Sainte-Lucie, Trinité-et-Tobago (Category: fr:Countries in North America)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/
- Rhymes: -anada
- Hyphenation: Cà‧na‧da
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/, [ˈkänäd̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/, [ˈkäːnäd̪ä]
Proper noun
Canada f sg (genitive Canadae); first declension (New Latin)
- Canada (a country in North America)
- (historical) New France
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Canada |
Genitive | Canadae |
Dative | Canadae |
Accusative | Canadam |
Ablative | Canadā |
Vocative | Canada |
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Derived terms
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kanada]
Audio (file)
Declension
gender f | uncountable |
---|---|
Nom/Acc | Canada |
Gen/Dat | Canadei |
Related terms
Sardinian
Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
- Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.
- Lake Louise is in Canada.
Venetian
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanada/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈka(ː)nada/
- Rhymes: -anada
Coordinate terms
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