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*: Ancient Greek: {{t|grc|Καναδᾶς|m}} |
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* Greenlandic: {{tt|kl|Kanata}} |
* Greenlandic: {{tt|kl|Kanata}} |
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* Guaraní: {{tt|gn|Kanatã}} |
* Guaraní: {{tt|gn|Kanatã}}, {{t|gn|Kanatã}} |
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* Gujarati: {{tt|gu|કેનેડા}} |
* Gujarati: {{tt|gu|કેનેડા}} |
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* Haitian Creole: {{tt|ht|Kanada}} |
* Haitian Creole: {{tt|ht|Kanada}} |
Revision as of 21:12, 19 May 2024
English
Etymology
From French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga ganataa). See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Canada" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkænədə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. 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(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
{{vern}}
with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) = wild lily of the valley (Maianthemum canadense) - Canada onion
- Canada Pension Plan
- Canada plum(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
{{vern}}
with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) (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
Descendants
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.
- 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
- (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
- “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
Proper noun
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Dutch
Alternative forms
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
Proper noun
Canada n
- Canada (a country in North America).
- A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Franco-Provençal
Proper noun
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
French
Etymology
From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.na.da/
Audio (France, Paris): (file)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Canada" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ka.na.da/, /ka.na.dɑ/
- Rhymes: -a
Proper noun
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
Descendants
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
Proper noun
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) 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
Proper noun
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Canada
- Canada (a country in North America)
Derived terms
Related terms
Romanian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Canada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
Declension
gender f | uncountable |
---|---|
Nom/Acc | Canada |
Gen/Dat | Canadei |
Related terms
Sardinian
Proper noun
Canada ?
- Canada (a country in North America)
Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
- Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.
- Lake Louise is in Canada.
Swedish
Proper noun
Canada n (genitive Canadas)
Venetian
Proper noun
Canada m
- Canada (a country in North America)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkanada/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈka(ː)nada/
- Rhymes: -anada
Proper noun
Canada f
- Canada (a country in North America)
Coordinate terms
- (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
Mutation
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Laurentian
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- 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 links
- 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 links
- Rhymes:French/a
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Canada
- fr:Countries in North America
- fr:Countries
- 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 links
- 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
- Venetian lemmas
- Venetian proper nouns
- Venetian 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