French Canada

British  

noun

1. the areas of Canada, esp in the province of Quebec, where French Canadians predominate

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Example Sentences

By contrast, the English mainland colonies had large and growing populations that outnumbered French Canada by twenty to one in the 1750s.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

At a boulangerie in the station, I bought a baguette, because when in French Canada .

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2017

There was no distinct American identity to speak of, and everywhere Britain’s American colonists looked—north to French Canada, south to Spanish America—they saw settlers with virtually no political autonomy.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2016

He began managing her career in 1981 and mortgaged his house to finance her debut album, which became a hit in French Canada and France.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2016

The French adventurer Louis Armand de Lom d’Arce, Baron of Lahontan, lived in French Canada between 1683 and 1694 and frequently visited the Huron.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann