Royal Canadian

American

Or royal Canadian

noun

in the service of the Canadian federal government and the British monarch.

Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Etymology

Origin of Royal Canadian

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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Hansen, who joined the CSA in 2009 following his career as a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, will be the first non-American to fly around the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

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

“My homicide partner and I drove to Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills and dropped off the manuscript,” Wambaugh recalled in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Quarterly.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Given all the time he was missing, a different outcome had been feared, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cpl Madonna Saunderson told the BBC on Wednesday.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

Shucks, this doggone FBI was just as good as the movies said it was, they were just like those Royal Canadian Mountain Police, they always got their man!

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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