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English Canadian

American  

noun

  1. an English-speaking Canadian.


English Canadian British  

noun

  1. a Canadian citizen whose first language is English, esp one of English descent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of English Canadian

First recorded in 1810–20

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Maclean’s magazine called it “a whimsical swirl of opera, hockey and romance that busted open the narrow horizons of English Canadian cinema.”

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2010

As far as U.S. influence is concerned, I would go further than your Essay and say that there is no visible, or even perceptible, difference between an American and an English Canadian.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was adapted into an English version by a team of English Canadian catechists who have now joined their French brothers in the writing of grades 4, 5 and 6.

From Time Magazine Archive

John moved a resolution that a council be formed, representative of the four nationalities—Australian, English, Canadian, and the United States.

From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)

On that question the Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King supported Sir Wilfrid Laurier in his opposition to compulsory service, being one of the few English Canadian Liberals to do so.

From Canada by Bourinot, John George, Sir

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