Canad

Proper noun

Canada (countable and uncountable, plural Canadas)

1. A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.
   • Father narrated the story of how Canada developed over a short period to surpass other countries, including Britain, from which it had emerged.2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 219

   Synonyms:

   America's Hat, Canadia, Canuckistan, Dominion of Canada, Great White North, Leafland, neighbor to the north, People's Republic of Canada, Soviet Canuckistan, True North

2. (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).
3. (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 and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentians).
4. A surname.

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