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  • maple leaf
    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.


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.


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

"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

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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

She wore a diamond maple leaf brooch that was given by King George VI to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in 1939 ahead of their first royal tour to Canada.

From BBC May 26, 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

The duplicate designs were: a circle with a large maple leaf in the center, the tips of the leaf touching the sides of the circle.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

Rogers Communications is buying out the final portion of the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment from Larry Tanenbaum’s Kilmer Sports for $3.06 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Rogers provides telecom and cable service in Canada, and owns 75% of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Toronto Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Raptors, and other assets.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

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

They are called things like Lundy’s Lane and The Maple Leaf Tavern, and they’re all dark, even in daytime, because they aren’t allowed to have windows you can see in through from the street.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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