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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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Following his career as a fighter pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Canadian Space Agency brought him into its ranks in 2009.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"We proactively reached out to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with information on the individual and their use of ChatGPT, and we'll continue to support their investigation," it added.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 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

To mark the centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, young army and air cadets from Enniskillen and Omagh placed a small Canadian flag and a poppy cross on each of the 38 Canadian graves.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 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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