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

Mary Anastasia O'Grady writes "The Americas," a weekly column on politics, economics and business in Latin America and Canada that appears every Monday in the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

She wouldn’t be able to submit her assignment on time because she had another commitment that simply couldn’t be rescheduled: figure skating for Team Canada at the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

A native of Toronto, Canada, Mr. Cheng graduated from Princeton University with a degree in history.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it is not just visitors from Canada who are choosing to avoid the United States.

From Salon

Andy says the Scouse night out is watched around the world by people from the US, Canada, France and the Canary Islands.

From BBC