canadian

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

more canadian

Superlative

most canadian

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

canadians

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.

   • After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed.

2. 2.Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.(informal)

   • I work for the Canadian embassy.
   • Tom and Mary are both Canadian citizens.
   • I'm married to a Canadian.

3. 3.Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.(informal)

   • I work for the Canadian embassy.
   • Tom and Mary are both Canadian citizens.
   • I'm married to a Canadian.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A native or inhabitant of Canada.

   • Even the Canadians have gone to war against them! They never go to war against anybody!

2. 2.Canadian national championship.(informal)

   • “If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday.
   • "When we were playing in the Canadians (championships) other teams would come around to watch us do our warm-ups," son Jayme Hall said.
   • “With it being Canadians, I’m just, a little bit, not as good as the top girls are,” she said, despite playing in the Canadians in Belleville in 2013.

3. 3.canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

Overall

Uncommon· #3280

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Uncommon

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Rare