Canada
a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Capital: Ottawa.
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Other definitions for cañada (2 of 2)
a dry riverbed.
a small, deep canyon.
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How to use Canada in a sentence
By the end of 2020, Canada bought up 338 million doses, enough to inoculate their population four times over.
Global inequity in COVID-19 vaccination is more than a moral problem | Jonathan Lambert | February 26, 2021 | Science NewsHer last competition of any sort was a junior event in Canada in March 2020, so this marks the longest stretch she has gone without competing since she was 4.
For competition-starved U.S. gymnasts, Winter Cup will measure Olympic readiness | Liz Clarke | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostCrickets, which are high in protein and other vital nutrients, were already being farmed successfully in Canada for both human and animal consumption.
They're Healthy. They're Sustainable. So Why Don't Humans Eat More Bugs? | Aryn Baker | February 26, 2021 | Time“When I watch that last bit of the interview, in light of what we now know, I would love to take those words back,” Silver told Canada’s Sportsnet, in comments published Thursday.
Adam Silver says he regrets comments about Finals incident involving Raptors’ Masai Ujiri | Des Bieler | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostTo this day I make sure there are a couple of icy cold cans of Diet Coke in the fridge — even if I’m coming home from Canada in December.
Homecomings used to feel special. But that was before we spent all our time at home. | Liz Langley | February 25, 2021 | Washington Post
Yes, we do typically do better than Europe (and Canada, too, which is frequently awful on this score).
The same picture emerges from middle class men in the U.S., Canada, and the Nordic countries.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, Mexico buys and sells more US goods than any other country on the planet except for Canada.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThat gays (and other liberals) should choose Canadian oil because Canada “has no laws prohibiting LGBT lifestyle.”
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs southern California turns to desert western Canada could follow Oregon and Washington states as a contender in top class wines.
Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe conclusion is reached that, despite these drawbacks, the Jesuit mission in Canada has made a hopeful beginning.
From Canada on the north, to Texas on the south, the hot winds had laid the land seemingly bare.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThis particular kind, I am told, is at the present time only to be found in Canada and some parts of the States.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesMetal buttons or pistons located on the toe piece of the pedal-board were introduced by the ingenious Casavant of Canada.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing Miller
British Dictionary definitions for Canada
/ (ˈkænədə) /
a country in North America: the second largest country in the world; first permanent settlements by Europeans were made by the French from 1605; ceded to Britain in 1763 after a series of colonial wars; established as the Dominion of Canada in 1867; a member of the Commonwealth. It consists generally of sparsely inhabited tundra regions, rich in natural resources, in the north, the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Canadian Shield in the east, and vast central prairies; the bulk of the population is concentrated along the US border and the Great Lakes in the south. Languages: English and French. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Canadian dollar. Capital: Ottawa. Pop: 34 568 211 (2013 est). Area: 9 976 185 sq km (3 851 809 sq miles)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Canada
Nation in northern North America, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean and Alaska to the west, and the United States to the south. Its capital is Ottawa, and its largest city is Toronto. In area, Canada is the second largest nation in the world, behind Russia.
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