canada
Syllables: Can·a·da/kəˈnɑːdə/UK/ˈkænədə/
canada noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine. Also the alternative form of cañada.
Noun (1)
canada (plural canadas)
- A traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.
Proper noun capitalized: Canada
Canada (countable and uncountable, plural Canadas)
- 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
- While the existence of pro-Khalistan factions in Canada has long bothered India and acted as a wedge between the two countries, experts say tensions have sharply escalated under Modi and Trudeau, with little prospect for resolution.2024 November 29, Lex Harvey, “Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations”, in CNN
- 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).
- (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).
- A surname.
Noun (2) capitalized: Canada
Canada (plural Canadas)
- A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.
- Belgium is France's Canada.2015, Michael DeMocker, The land of waffles, frites, chocolate, meat and, oh yes, culture, Louisiana: The Times-Picayune, page 1
Also used as
canada is also the alternative form of cañada.
canada meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
canada in Hindi
- कनाडा, कनाड़ा
canada in Marathi
- कॅनडा
canada in Urdu
- کینیڈا, کناڈا
canada in Bengali
- কানাডা
More languagesFewer languages
- canada in Telugu
- కెనడా
- canada in Malayalam
- കാനഡ
- canada in Kannada
- ಕೆನಡಾ, ಕೆನಡಾದ
- canada in Punjabi
- ਕੈਨੇਡਾ, ਕਨੇਡਾ
- canada in Gujarati
- કેનેડા, કેનેડાનું
- canada in Odia
- କାନାଡା, କାନାଡ଼ା
- canada in Nepali
- क्यानाडा, क्यानडा, क्यानाडाको
Synonyms of canada
Forms of canada
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | canadas |
| plural | Canadas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Canadas |
Origin of canada
From Portuguese canada, from Latin cannatus.
From Spanish cañada, from Latin canna (“cane”) + -ada (“-ed”).
Borrowed from French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga gana꞉dá꞉yęʼ), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.
Words formed from canada
- Atlantic Canada
- blame Canada
- Canada balsam
- Canada Bay
- Canadaboo
- Canada buffaloberry
- Canada Day
- Canada dogwood = bunchberry
- Canada Dry
- Canada East
- Canada Games
- Canada goldenrod
- Canada goose
- Canada Indian
- Canada jay
- Canada lily
- Canada lynx
- Canada mayflower
- Canada onion
- Canada Pension Plan
- Canadaphile
- Canadaphobia
- Canada plum
- Canada poplar
- Canada porcupine
- Canada Post
- Canada Post Corporation
- Canadarian
- Canada rice
- Canadarm
- Canada robin
- Canada root
- Canada Savings Bond
- Canada thistle
- Canada violet
- Canada West
- Canada yew
- Canader
- Canadian
- Canadiana
- Canadianism
- Canadianist
- Canadianize
- Canadiano
- Canadien
- Canadienne
- Canado-
- Canajan
- Canajun
- Central Canada
- Chinada
- Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
- Cuntada
- English Canada
- French Canada
- KKKanada
- Lower Canada
- Maritime Canada
- O Canada
- Province of Canada
Phrases with canada
Questions about canada
- What does canada mean?
- Canada means a traditional Portuguese unit of liquid volume equal to 1.7–2.1 liters depending on the area of Portugal, used particularly for wine.
- What is canada in Hindi?
- Canada in Hindi is कनाडा, कनाड़ा. See Canada meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is canada?
- Canada can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce canada?
- Canada is pronounced /kəˈnɑːdə/.
- What is the plural of canada?
- The plural of canada is canadas.
Words near canada in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: canada (page history and authors); Canada (page history and authors); canada (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canada (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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