Canadian French

American  

noun

1. French spoken as a native language in Canada, especially in Quebec province, by descendants of the settlers of New France. CanF

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Canadian French British  

noun

1. the French language as spoken in Canada, esp in Quebec

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adjective

1. denoting this language or a French-speaking Canadian

Etymology

Origin of Canadian French

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

The lender has also sold its Canadian, French retail and Greek businesses, announced an exit from Russia, and wound down personal banking in New Zealand.

From Reuters • Aug. 1, 2023

Canadian, French, Polish, and U.S. math societies all have announced they will not participate in the International Congress of Mathematicians, to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in July.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 24, 2022

Adolf Hitler, the German dictator, was fighting the Russians in the East and American, British, Canadian, French and other forces in the West.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2019

They learn the polyglot version in a day or two and proceed to the ultimate level, “Let It Go in 41 Languages,” which includes Icelandic, Vietnamese, Turkish, Croatian, Estonian, Hebrew, Lithuanian, and Canadian French.

From The New Yorker • May 30, 2014

Then John the chieftain slowly translated my speech into high-school English and put it back into Canadian French.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck