Lexic.us

Definition of Capital of canada

1. Noun. The capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Of Canada

Literary usage of Capital of canada

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

1. Canada and Its Capital: With Sketches of Political and Social Life at Ottawa by James David Edgar (1898)
"... CHAPTER V. HOW OTTAWA BECAME THE capital of canada. Quebec Capital until 1791 Colony divided Toronto Capital of Upper Canada—Kingston First Choice, ..."

2. Canada: Its History, Productions and Natural Resources by George Johnson (1904)
"... in fact, an ambulatory Legislature, resting for a term in the capital of Canada West, and for another term in the capital of Canada East. CONFEDERATION. ..."

3. North America by Anthony Trollope (1862)
"THE Grand Trunk Railway runs directly from Portland to Montreal, which latter town is, in fact, the capital of Canada, though it never has been so ..."

4. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1878)
"OTTAWA, capital of Canada, XII. 733. Parliament house, 734, 1 a (ill., 733). OTTAWA, river of Canada, XII. 734. Ottawa, county seats, VII. ..."

5. The St. Lawrence River: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque by George Waldo Browne (1905)
"... Chapter IV The Primitive Capital of Canada Cartier Keeps up the River to Hochelaga—Ascends Mount Royal—Description of the Stronghold of the ..."

6. After the Storm by John Edwin Hilary Skinner (1866)
"THE FUTURE capital of canada. ] >ollars and shillings — Parliament Houses — Rumours of oil. WE may avoid a difficult question by not discussing the rival ..."

Other Resources: