Canada
pronunciation
How to pronounce Canada in British English:
UK [ˈkænədə]
How to pronounce Canada in American English:
US [ˈkænədə]
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- Noun:
- a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
Word Origin
- Canada
- 1560s (implied in Canadian), said to be a Latinized form of a word for "village" in an Iroquoian language of the St. Lawrence valley that had gone extinct by 1600. Most still-spoken Iroquoian languages have a similar word (such as Mohawk kana:ta "town"). Canada goose is attested from 1772.
Example
- 1. They speak english and french in canada .
- 2. The oil industry 's economic importance to canada has consistently trumped green concerns .
- 3. Greenland is northeast of canada .
- 4. Canada has lots of beautiful stamps .
- 5. Canada 's emissions continue to grow .