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  maple leaf

  noun

  the national emblem of Canada.
• Maple Leaf
  Maple Leaf

  noun

  a one-ounce gold coin of Canada showing a maple leaf on the reverse: traded for investment or as a collector's item.

maple leaf

¹ American  

noun

1. the national emblem of Canada.

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Maple Leaf ² American  

noun

1. a one-ounce gold coin of Canada showing a maple leaf on the reverse: traded for investment or as a collector's item.

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Maple Leaf British  

noun

1. the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side

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Among England's Tudor rose, Scotland's thistle, the Welsh leek and the Irish shamrock are the Canadian maple leaf and India's lotus flower.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

Deng said China should look like a maple leaf, but with Mongolia gone, “the maple leaf has been nibbled away.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

That was serious business in Canada, whose flag is the maple leaf and which supplies most of the world’s maple syrup, but it is also undeniably amusing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

Smiling over some of them — some bright purple berries, the sweet smell of a maple leaf — no longer needed forcing.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

I wished I could iron it all between sheets of wax paper like I’d done with the bright red maple leaf I’d mailed to Dad.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

Known as the Big Maple Leaf, the coin was one of five commemorative pieces forged by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

His film "The Maple Leaf," made behind bars, is competing for best narrative short film -- a category only for currently or formerly incarcerated filmmakers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

That has not come as a surprise to close friend Tom Pistore, who worked with the Canadian at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025

TJ’s Maple Leaf Ice Cream Sandwiches are made in Canada by a Canadian confectioner — so you know TJ’s isn’t skimping on any maple flavorings.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2025

Tonight, in the Ladies and Escorts of the Maple Leaf Tavern, it isn’t just the boys and me.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood