Canada
English
editEtymology
editFrom French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga ganataa), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
edit- (Canada, UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkænədə/
Audio (Canada): (file) Audio (General American): (file)
- (General American, Canada, /æ/ raising) IPA(key): [kʰɛəɾ̃əɾə] ~ [kʰeənədə]
- Hyphenation: Can‧a‧da
- Homophone: Kannada (one pronunciation)
Proper noun
editCanada (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
edit- 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
edit- 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
Related terms
editDescendants
editTranslations
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Noun
editCanada (plural Canadas)
- (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[1], Louisiana: The Times-Picayune, page 1:
- Belgium is France's Canada.
See also
edit- (countries of North America) country of North America; Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, 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
edit- “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
editProper noun
editCanada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editProbably 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
editProper noun
editCanada n
- Canada (a country in North America)
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Franco-Provençal
editProper noun
editCanada ?
- Canada (a country in North America)
French
editEtymology
editFrom the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editCanada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editSee also
edit- (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
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editCanada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/, [ˈkänäd̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.na.da/, [ˈkäːnäd̪ä]
Proper noun
editCanada f sg (genitive Canadae); first declension (New Latin)
- Canada (a country in North America)
- (historical) New France
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Canada |
Genitive | Canadae |
Dative | Canadae |
Accusative | Canadam |
Ablative | Canadā |
Vocative | Canada |
Derived terms
editNorwegian Bokmål
editProper noun
editCanada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editProper noun
editCanada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editRomanian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editCanada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
Declension
editgender f | uncountable |
---|---|
Nom/Acc | Canada |
Gen/Dat | Canadei |
Related terms
editSardinian
editProper noun
editCanada ?
- Canada (a country in North America)
Scottish Gaelic
editProper noun
editCanada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
- Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.
- Lake Louise is in Canada.
Swedish
editProper noun
editCanada n (genitive Canadas)
Venetan
editProper noun
editCanada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanada/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈka(ː)nada/
- Rhymes: -anada
Proper noun
editCanada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
Coordinate terms
edit- (countries of North America) gwledydd Gogledd America; Antigwa a Barbiwda, y Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Ciwba, Dominica, Grenada, Gweriniaeth Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Mecsico, Sant Kitts-Nevis, Sant Lwsia, Sant Vincent a'r Grenadines, Trinidad a Thobago, Unol Daleithiau America
Derived terms
editMutation
edit- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Laurentian
- English terms derived from Proto-North Iroquoian
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Canada
- en:Countries in North America
- en:Countries
- English terms with quotations
- English terms with historical senses
- English surnames
- English nouns
- American English
- English informal terms
- en:Provinces of Canada
- en:Territories of Canada
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl proper nouns
- nhn:Canada
- nhn:Countries in North America
- nhn:Countries
- Dutch terms borrowed from French
- Dutch terms derived from French
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Canada
- nl:Countries in North America
- nl:Countries
- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- Franco-Provençal lemmas
- Franco-Provençal proper nouns
- frp:Canada
- frp:Countries in North America
- frp:Countries
- French terms derived from Laurentian
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Canada
- fr:Countries in North America
- fr:Countries
- Italian dated terms
- Italian terms borrowed from French
- Italian terms derived from French
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/anada
- Rhymes:Italian/anada/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Canada
- it:Countries in North America
- it:Countries
- Latin terms borrowed from French
- Latin terms derived from French
- Latin terms derived from Laurentian
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- New Latin
- la:Canada
- la:Countries in North America
- la:Countries
- Latin terms with historical senses
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with C
- nb:Canada
- nb:Countries in North America
- nb:Countries
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms spelled with C
- nn:Canada
- nn:Countries in North America
- nn:Countries
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian terms with audio pronunciation
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian proper nouns
- Romanian feminine nouns
- ro:Canada
- ro:Countries in North America
- ro:Countries
- Sardinian lemmas
- Sardinian proper nouns
- sc:Canada
- sc:Countries in North America
- sc:Countries
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic proper nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- gd:Canada
- gd:Countries in North America
- gd:Countries
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- Swedish dated forms
- Venetan lemmas
- Venetan proper nouns
- Venetan masculine nouns
- vec:Canada
- vec:Countries in North America
- vec:Countries
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/anada
- Rhymes:Welsh/anada/3 syllables
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh proper nouns
- Welsh feminine nouns
- cy:Canada
- cy:Countries in North America
- cy:Countries