Royal Canadian

noun

in the service of the Canadian federal government and the British monarch: Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Origin of Royal Canadian

First recorded in 1925–30

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She entered into the Naval Reserve of the Royal Canadian Navy at 17 while still in high school.
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The 68-year-old actress follows an old-school routine from the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police has arrested two in a plot to bomb a passenger train.
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Finally we came to the trench that we were going to take over, and we relieved what was left of the Royal Canadian Rifles.
Into the Jaws of Death | Jack O'Brien
The Royal Canadian Regiment still hung on to its position on the left.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII) | various

Two attacks were however, repulsed with great loss to the enemy by the Royal Canadian Regiment.
Canada in Flanders, Volume II (of 3) | Lord Max Aitken Beaverbrook
This notable officer commanded the Royal Canadian Artillery.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6) | Louis Creswicke
This dashing officer rendered valuable service with the Royal Canadian Dragoons.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6) | Louis Creswicke

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