French Canadian
Americannoun
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a descendant of the early French colonists of Canada.
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the language of the French Canadians.
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one of a Canadian breed of small, dark-brown dairy cattle, raised chiefly in Quebec.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of French Canadian
First recorded in 1750–60
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One of the pilots who died - Antoine Forest - is French Canadian.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
She reached over the railing to embrace the French Canadian singer and seemingly shed tears while doing so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
As noted by The Wrap, this was not the first time that the former president has crossed paths — politically speaking — with the French Canadian star.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024
I would never have put the spectacle-minded French Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve in their company — and still wouldn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
She seems like a Frenchwoman, perhaps a French Canadian.
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Mary E. (Mary Ella) Waller
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