Canada

Meaning

Name

1. A country in North America.
2. 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).
3. (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 River and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentian Mountains)
4. A surname.

Noun

A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.

Synonyms

Yellowknife

bluenose

Dresden

Hull

Toronto

Vancouver

Baffin Island

Cadillac

Saint Charles

Saint John’s

Saskatoon

USA

Vulcan

Dildo

Medicine Hat

Moose Jaw

St. Catharines

Swift Current

St. John’s

Hollywood North

Manipogo

Leamington

Yarmouth

Scarlem

red rocket

Muddy York

Igopogo

Edmonchuk

Parti Quebecois

𐐗𐐰𐑌𐐲𐐼𐐲

Hyphenated as

Can‧a‧da

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkænədə/

Etymology

Cognate with Onondaga: ganataa

In summary

From French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga ganataa), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.

Sentences

He was a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage in Canada .