cañada

¹ American  

[kuhn-yah-duh, -yad-uh] / kənˈyɑ də, -ˈyæd ə /

noun

Chiefly Western U.S.

1. a dry riverbed.

2. a small, deep canyon.

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Canada ² American  

[kan-uh-duh] / ˈkæn ə də /

noun

1. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Ottawa.

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Canada British  

/ ˈkænədə /

noun

1. 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)

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Canada Cultural  

1. 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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It is an ally of the United States, though conflict has arisen over environmental and trade issues. Each country is the other's leading partner in world trade (see North American Free Trade Agreement).

The border between Canada and the United States is the longest unguarded border in the world.

Canada has experienced recurring tension arising from a separatist movement in French-speaking Quebec province. In 1995, separatists were narrowly defeated in a referendum.

A French explorer founded Quebec in 1608.

Etymology

Origin of cañada

1840–50; < Spanish, equivalent to cañ ( a ) cane + -ada noun suffix

Example Sentences

Canada, also unbeaten after it thrashed France 10-2 earlier in the day, will take the top seed into the quarterfinals by virtue of its plus-17 goal differential.

From Los Angeles Times

Canada hammered France 10-2 in an awesome show of power on Sunday to finish the Olympic men's ice hockey preliminary round with three wins from three.

From Barron's

Top spot in the group and a place in the quarter-finals were already secured before Canada took on France in Milan.

From Barron's

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson gave Canada a deserved lead in the ninth minute only for Floran Douay to fire France level seconds later.

From Barron's

But Canada restored their lead almost immediately after superstar Sidney Crosby fed Devon Toews, and Mark Stone made it 3-1 at the end of the first period.

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