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canada
/ˈkænədə/
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What does canada mean?
noun
- Alternative form of cañada (“a ravine, a gully”).
- (informal) A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
proper noun
- A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.
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proper noun
- A surname.
- (historical) Lower Canada 1791–1840 (also Canada East 1840–1867, now province of Quebec) or respectively Upper Canada (Canada West, now province of Ontario), often “the Canadas” (or politically, “United Canada” 1840–1867).
- (historical) (1608–1763) The most active province of New France. Nowadays corresponds to the territory of much of Quebec, Ontario, and several US states (aligning with the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentians).
noun
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.
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IPA pronunciation
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The next day, the fugitive took a vessel, and the following morning found himself standing on the free soil of Canada.
"I shall run up to Lapham for Irene, and then I'll push on through Canada. I can get there about as quick."
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They sought to connect Canada and Louisiana by a chain of armed towns and fortified posts, which were sparsely though gradually erected.
As to the other English-speaking colonies throughout the world from Canada all around, I know by experience that the description fits them.
The deep and unmelting snows often enable the horticulturist to raise successfully in Canada tender fruits that would "winter-kill" much further south.