English Explanatory Dictionary

Canadian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.
  2. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.
  3. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Canada.
  2. Canadian national championship.
  3. canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)
name
  1. The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.
  2. An epoch from to million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.
name
  1. 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.
  2. A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
  3. A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, situated on the Canadian River.
  4. A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

Pronunciation

/kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ [kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] en-ca-Canadian.oga

Word forms

Canadian more Canadian most Canadian Canadians

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Canajun Canajan Canuck Canuckistani Canuckistanian hoser

Antonyms

non-Canadian

Related words

Canadien Canadienne Canadian County

Derived words

Canadian Alliance Canadian as maple syrup Canadian bacon Canadian Bill of Rights Canadian canoe Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Canadian clipper Canadian dainty Canadian English Canadian Eskimo Dog Canadian Falls Canadian football Canadian Forces Canadian French Canadian garlic Canadian hemp Canadian horse Canadianisation Canadianise Canadianism Canadianist Canadianization Canadianize Canadian Lead Canadian Rockies Canadian Shield Canadian studies Canadian Tire money Canadian waterweed Canadian West Canadian whisky I'm Canadian non-Canadian Western Canadian Select Dano-Canadian English Canadian English-Canadian Franco-Canadian French Canadian French-Canadian Germano-Canadian Norwego-Canadian aboriginal Canadian African Canadian African-Canadian Afro-Canadian American Canadian American-Canadian Anglo-Canadian anglophone Canadian Arab Canadian Arab-Canadian Asian Canadian Asian-Canadian Asio-Canadian Euro-Canadian European Canadian European-Canadian francophone Canadian French-speaking Canadian
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