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Webster 1913 Edition


Canadian

Ca-na′di-an

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to Canada.
Noun.
A native or inhabitant of Canada.
Canadian period
(Geol.)
,
A subdivision of the American Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec, and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the Diagram, under
Geology
.
Canadian goose
, an erroneous variant of
Canada goose
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Canadian

CANADIAN

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Canada, an extensive country on the north of the United States.

CANADIAN

,
Noun.
An inhabitant or native of Canada.

Definition 2024


Canadian

Canadian

See also: canadian

English

Noun

Canadian (plural Canadians)

  1. Person from Canada.
  2. (sports, informal) Canadian national championship.
  3. (sports) canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)
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Proper noun

Canadian

  1. (informal) The English language as used (spoken or written) in Canada; Canadian English.
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Adjective

Canadian (comparative more Canadian, superlative most Canadian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Canada.
  2. Of or pertaining to Canadians.
  3. Of or pertaining to Canadian (or Canadian English).
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Etymology 2

Proper noun

Canadian

  1. A town in Oklahoma.
  2. A city and county seat in Texas.

References

  • “Canadian” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

canadian

canadian

See also: Canadian

Romanian

Adjective

canadian m, n (feminine singular canadiană, masculine plural canadieni, feminine and neuter plural canadiene)

  1. Canadian

Declension

Noun

canadian m (plural canadieni, feminine equivalent canadiancă)

  1. Canadian man

Declension