Canada
proper noun
- 1786 ship
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkænədə/ / /ˈkanədə/ / /ˈkɛnədə/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga gana꞉dá꞉yęʼ), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
- A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.
“Father narrated the story of how Canada developed over a short period to surpass other countries, including Britain, from which it had emerged.”
“While the existence of pro-Khalistan factions in Canada has long bothered India and acted as a wedge between the two countries, experts say tensions have sharply escalated under Modi and Trudeau, with little prospect for resolution.”
- 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).
- (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 and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentians).
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga gana꞉dá꞉yęʼ), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
- A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
“Belgium is France's Canada.”