cañada

¹

[ kuhn-yah-duh, -yad-uh ]

noun

, Chiefly Western U.S.

1. a dry riverbed.
2. a small, deep canyon.

Canada

²

[ kan-uh-duh ]

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.

Canada

/ 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)

Canada

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 .

Notes

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cañada¹

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

Example Sentences

By the end of 2020, Canada bought up 338 million doses, enough to inoculate their population four times over.

From Science News

Her 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.

From Washington Post

Crickets, which are high in protein and other vital nutrients, were already being farmed successfully in Canada for both human and animal consumption.

From 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.

From Washington Post

To 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.

From Washington Post

Yes, we do typically do better than Europe (and Canada, too, which is frequently awful on this score).

From The Daily Beast

The same picture emerges from middle class men in the U.S., Canada, and the Nordic countries.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, Mexico buys and sells more US goods than any other country on the planet except for Canada.

From The Daily Beast

That gays (and other liberals) should choose Canadian oil because Canada “has no laws prohibiting LGBT lifestyle.”

From The Daily Beast

As southern California turns to desert western Canada could follow Oregon and Washington states as a contender in top class wines.

From The Daily Beast

Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.

From Project Gutenberg

The conclusion is reached that, despite these drawbacks, the Jesuit mission in Canada has made a hopeful beginning.

From Project Gutenberg

From Canada on the north, to Texas on the south, the hot winds had laid the land seemingly bare.

From Project Gutenberg

This particular kind, I am told, is at the present time only to be found in Canada and some parts of the States.

From Project Gutenberg

Metal buttons or pistons located on the toe piece of the pedal-board were introduced by the ingenious Casavant of Canada.

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