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Webster 1913 Edition
Canada
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Ca-ña′da
,Noun.
[Sp.]
1.
A small cañon; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley.
[Local, Western U. S.]
Canada balsam
. See under
– Balsam
. Canada goose
. (Zool.)
See
– Wild goose
. Canada jay
. See
– Whisky Jack
. Canada lynx
. (Zool.)
See
– Lynx
. Canada lily
. (Bot.)
a plant of eastern North America (
Lilium canadense
) having yellow or orange flowers with dark spots; called also meadow lily
. RHUD
– Canada porcupine
(Zool.)
– Canada rice
(Bot.)
See under
– Rick
. Canada robin
(Zool.)
, the cedar bird.
Definition 2024
cañada
cañada
English
Noun
cañada (plural cañadas)
- (US, dialect) A small canyon; a narrow valley or glen.
- 1885, W.H.Hudson, The Purple Land
- In the cañada we stopped to water our horses, and there heard that the enemy were advancing along it at a rapid pace, evidently hoping to cut off our supposed retreat towards the Cuchilla.
- 1885, W.H.Hudson, The Purple Land