Canada

Definitions

1. Synonym of ravine: a gully, a narrow (often small) canyon.
   US, dialectal
2. A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.
   historical
3. A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.
   countable, uncountable
4. A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
   US, informal
5. 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).
   countable, historical, uncountable
6. (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)
   countable, historical, uncountable
7. A surname.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

68 more languages

AfrikaansKanada

አማርኛካናዳ

العربيةكنداكَنَدَة

БеларускаяКанада

БългарскиКанада

বাংলাকানাডা

BosanskiKanadaКанада

CatalàCanadà

ČeštinaKanada

CymraegCanada

ΕλληνικάΚαναδάς

EsperantoKanado

EestiKanada

فارسیکانادا

SuomiKanada

GaeilgeCeanada

GalegoCanadá

ગુજરાતીકેનેડા

HausaKyanada

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻikanaka

עבריתקנדה

हिन्दीकनाडा

HrvatskiKanadaКанада

MagyarKanada

ՀայերենԿանադա

ÍslenskaKanada

ItalianoCanada

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ქართულიკანადა

Қазақ тіліКанада

ភាសាខ្មែរកាណាដា

한국어가나다카나다캐나다

KurdîKanada

КыргызчаКанада

LatinaCanada

ລາວການາດາ

LietuviųKanada

LatviešuKanāda

МакедонскиКанада

МонголКанад

Bahasa MelayuKanada

မြန်မာကနေဒါ

NederlandsCanada

ਪੰਜਾਬੀکنیڈاکینیڈاਕੈਨੇਡਾ

PolskiKanada

PortuguêsCanadá

RomânăCanada

РусскийКанада

සිංහලකැනඩාව

SlovenčinaKanada

SlovenščinaKanada

Gagana SamoaKanata

ShqipKanadaja

СрпскиKanadaКанада

SvenskaKanada

KiswahiliKanada

தமிழ்கனடா

ไทยแคนาดา

TagalogKanada

TürkçeKanada

ئۇيغۇرچەكانادا

УкраїнськаКанада

اردوکینیڈا

Tiếng ViệtCa-na-đaGia Nã Đại

YorùbáKanada

中文加拿大

繁體中文加拿大

isiZuluiKhanada

Examples

“Father narrated the story of how Canada developed over a short period to surpass other countries, including Britain, from which it had emerged.”

“While the existence of pro-Khalistan factions in Canada has long bothered India and acted as a wedge between the two countries, experts say⟳ tensions have⟳ sharply escalated under Modi and Trudeau, with little prospect for resolution.”

“Fafo works with small trading nations such as Colombia because US markets could quickly adapt to the greater expense of its coffee, flowers and other exports. There will be a different order⟳ of chaos, though, if Trump follows through on tariffs on the EU (17 per cent of US imports), Mexico (15 per cent), China (14 per cent) or Canada (12 per cent).”

“Taiwan President Lai Ching-te thanked Canada on Tuesday for its support⟳ during recent Chinese military drills and praised the deepening of ties between the two sides, shortly ahead of a visit⟳ to China by Canadian Prime Minister Mark⟳ Carney.”

“Belgium is France's Canada.”

“In the cañada we stopped to water our horses, and there heard that the enemy were advancing along it at a rapid pace, evidently hoping to cut⟳ off our supposed retreat towards the Cuchilla.”

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