Lexic.us

Definition of Canadian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to Canada or its people.

2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Canada.

3. Noun. A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma.

Definition of Canadian

1. a. Of or pertaining to Canada.

Definition of Canadian

1. Noun. Person from Canada. ¹

2. Noun. (sports informal) Canadian national championship. ¹

3. Proper noun. (informal) The English language as used (spoken or written) in Canada; Canadian English. ¹

4. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Canada. ¹

5. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Canadians. ¹

6. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Canadian (or Canadian English). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canadian

Canada jay Canada jays Canada lily Canada lynx Canada moonseed Canada plum Canada porcupine Canada snakeroot Canada thistle Canada thistles

Canada turpentine Canada violet Canada wild rye Canadarian Canadarians Canadian (current term) Canadian Armed Forces Canadian Ballet Canadian English Canadian Falls

Canadian Forces Canadian French Canadian Maritime Provinces Canadian River Canadian Security Intelligence Service Canadian Shield Canadian aspen Canadian bacon Canadian capital Canadian dollar

Literary usage of Canadian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"19), the original term of the Canadian patent was actually fifteen years, instead of five years, and it would not terminate before the 9th of January, ..."

2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1896)
"O. This publication is notable as marking the first systematic attempt to do for Canadian trade bibliography what the English and American Catalogues have ..."

3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1903)
"Nearly all the contemporary descriptions of Canadian society dwell on ... The Canadian enjoys all he has and often makes a show of having more than he has. ..."

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