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Canadian soldier

American  

noun

Chiefly Northern U.S.
  1. the mayfly.


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Once, Hikmat told me, a Canadian soldier who searched him at the entrance found ten thousand dollars.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 7, 2016

Within minutes, this former Canadian soldier had spotted an abundance of both.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 14, 2015

O CANADA: On the night a Canadian soldier was killed while guarding the national war memorial in Ottawa, Pittsburgh fans sang an emotional rendition of “O Canada” before the Penguins game against Philadelphia.

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2014

Separately, US Secretary of State John Kerry has paid his respects in his first trip to Canada as America's top diplomat, laying a wreath at the National War Memorial in honour of the Canadian soldier.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2014

“They’re a bad bunch,” said one Canadian soldier.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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