canada

IPA: kˈænʌdʌ

Root Word: Canada

A country in North America.
(historical) 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).
(historical) (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)
A surname.
(US, informal) A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
(historical, measure) A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.
Alternative form of cañada (“a ravine, a gulley”). [(US, dialect) Synonym of ravine: a gulley, a narrow canyon.]

Examples of "canada" in Sentences

Come on now its legal in canada and mexico and other countries.
FINALLY something special in canada! and its only a 15 minute drive! yay!
I've also heard of guys using live mice in canada just on a hook for trout.
The question in the case of travelling to canada is if the people at the airport consider my US passport as permission to enter.
That being said a couple of there wiens they do import cellars in canada is the “official Wine of the Olympics and it ain’t even from Canada! HAH”
Maybe it seems a no brainer that yes they should know that US citizens are permited in canada ..... but what if we change the situation to this ....
Time to taker back canada from the CAIR Islamists that want Sharia law in canada and yahoos like Muhamad Elamsry and Sheema Khan that mete-out Justice after they tear-up our Charter Of Rights.
Sass said ... heh, the first trip my dad makes when I land in canada is to the LCBO (the second, on a sidenote, is to Swiss Chalet, because that sauce they have is like crack) ... the way to get through the long holiday season of visiting with people you don't like all that much, but are family anyway.