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adj/kəˈneɪ.di.ən/[kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən]/kəˈnɛjdɪjən/
  1. 1

    Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.

    • After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed.
  2. 2

    Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.informal

  3. 3

    Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.informalnonstandard

ant. non-Canadian

noun/kəˈneɪ.di.ən/[kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən]/kəˈnɛjdɪjən/
  1. 1

    A native or inhabitant of Canada.

    • Even the Canadians have gone to war against them! They never go to war against anybody!
  2. 2

    Canadian national championship.informal

    • “If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday.
    • "When we were playing in the Canadians (championships) other teams would come around to watch us do our warm-ups," son Jayme Hall said.
  3. 3

    canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

name/kəˈneɪ.di.ən/[kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən]/kəˈnɛjdɪjən/
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    An epoch from to million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.

name/kəˈneɪ.di.ən/[kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən]/kəˈnɛjdɪjən/
  1. 1

    The Canadian River, a river in New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma in the United States, which is a tributary of the Arkansas River.

  2. 2

    A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.

  3. 3

    A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, situated on the Canadian River.

  4. 4

    A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

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