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native Canadian

American  

noun

Canadian.
  1. a person born in Canada of American Indian or Inuit descent.

  2. any person born in Canada.


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Mr. Young, a native Canadian who gained U.S. citizenship in 2020, previously announced he was pulling out of this year’s Live Aid, an annual benefit concert he co-founded in 1985 and usually performs at.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2021

The native Canadian and Guggenheim fellow has spent much of the past decade documenting the travails of violence-stricken countries like Afghanistan and the drug-trafficking corridors of Mexico.

From National Geographic • Jan. 15, 2021

“I lived in a closet when I first came to L.A.,” the native Canadian recalls.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2017

The Cubs put in a bid to sign the free agent catcher before the 2015 season, only to be rebuffed when the native Canadian signed with Toronto for five years and $89 million.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2017

Then followed an address from the Medical Faculty, read by Dr. Craik, and including the presentation of a casket of Labradorite—a native Canadian product.

From The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V by Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell)

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