Canadian
Syllables: Can·ad·ianUK/kəˈneɪ.di.ən/US/kəˈneɪ.di.ən/
Canadian adjective: of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.
Adjective
Canadian (comparative more Canadian, superlative most Canadian)
- 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.2018 July 24, Kaitlan Collins, “Exclusive: White House stops announcing calls with foreign leaders”, in CNN
- Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.
- Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.
Noun
Canadian (plural Canadians)
- A native or inhabitant of Canada.
- Even the Canadians have gone to war against them! They never go to war against anybody!2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 180
- Canadian national championship.
- “If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday.2012 March 16, Monte Stewart, “Shantz takes on foes from yesteryear in quest for elusive national crown”, in Global News
- "When we were playing in the Canadians (championships) other teams would come around to watch us do our warm-ups," son Jayme Hall said.2015 December 19, Mary Caton, “A legend on LaSalle diamonds for decades”, in The Windsor Star
- canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)
- Synonyms:
- Canajun, Canajan, Canuck, Canuckistani, Canuckistanian, hoser
Proper noun (1)
Canadian
- The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.
- An epoch from to million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.
Proper noun (2)
Canadian
- 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.
- A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
- A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, situated on the Canadian River.
- A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.
Canadian meaning in Bengali, Kannada, Tagalog and Arabic
Canadian in Bengali
- কানাডীয়
Canadian in Kannada
- ಕೆನಡಿಯನ್, ಕೆನಡಾ ದೇಶದ ಮೂಲದವನು
Canadian in Tagalog
- of or pertaining to Canada
- Kanadyense
- person from Canada
- Kanadyense
Canadian in Arabic
- of or pertaining to Canada
- كَنَدِيّ kanadiyy
- person from Canada
- كَنَدِيّ kanadiyy, كَنَدِيَّة kanadiyya
More languagesFewer languages
- Canadian in Indonesian
- orang kanada
- Canadian in Persian
- کانادایی kânâdâyi
- Canadian in Thai
- แคนาดา kɛɛ-naa-daa, คนแคนาดา kon kɛɛ-naa-daa
- Canadian in Vietnamese
- Ca-na-đa, người Ca-na-đa
Synonyms of Canadian
Antonyms
Forms of Canadian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Canadian |
| superlative | most Canadian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Canadians |
Origin of Canadian
From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).
A name of uncertain origin. The city and town names are after the river, while the Australian suburb is named after an 1850's Canadian gold digger known as Swift.
Words formed from Canadian
- Dano-Canadian
- English Canadian
- English-Canadian
- Franco-Canadian
- French Canadian
- French-Canadian
- Germano-Canadian
- Norwego-Canadian
- aboriginal Canadian
- African Canadian
- African-Canadian
- Afro-Canadian
- American Canadian
- American-Canadian
- Anglo-Canadian
- anglophone Canadian
- Arab Canadian
- Arab-Canadian
- Asian Canadian
- Asian-Canadian
- Asio-Canadian
- Euro-Canadian
- European Canadian
- European-Canadian
- francophone Canadian
- French-speaking Canadian
- German Canadian
- German-Canadian
- Hiberno-Canadian
- Indian Canadian
- Indian-Canadian
- Indo-Canadian
- Irish Canadian
- Irish-Canadian
- Lower Canadian
- native-born Canadian
- Native Canadian
- neo-Canadian
- new Canadian
- Ukraino-Canadian
- Upper Canadian
- Canadiana
- Canadian Alliance
- Canadian as maple syrup
- Canadian bacon
- Canadian Bill of Rights
- Canadian canoe
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Canadian clipper
- Canadian dainty
- Canadian English
- Canadianese
- Canadian Eskimo Dog
- Canadian Falls
- Canadian football
- Canadian Forces
- Canadian French
- Canadian garlic
- Canadian healthcare
- Canadian hemp
Phrases with Canadian
- Canadian yew
- I'm Canadian
- Canadian Lead
- Canadian lynx
- Canadian plum
- Canadian West
- Canadian yews
- Canadian geese
- Canadian goose
- Canadian Ballet
- Canadian beaver
- Canadian burnet
39 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Canadian canoes
- Canadian dollar
- Canadian lynxes
- Canadian poplar
- Canadian Shield
- Canadian tuxedo
- Canadian violet
- Canadian beavers
- Canadian dollars
- Canadian doubles
- Canadian garlics
- Canadian hemlock
- Canadian raising
- Canadian Rockies
- Canadian soldier
- Canadian studies
- Canadian tuxedos
- Canadian violets
- Canadian clippers
- Canadian hemlocks
- Canadian Prairies
- Canadian raisings
- Canadian red pine
- Canadian soldiers
- Canadian tuxedoes
- Canadian Inuit Dog
- Canadian porcupine
- Canadian red pines
- Canadian waterweed
- Canadian Inuit Dogs
- Canadian porcupines
- Canadian turpentine
- Indigenous Canadian
- Canadian Eskimo Dogs
- Canadian Thanksgiving
- Western Canadian Select
- Canadian traveller problem
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
Words that rhyme with Canadian
Questions about Canadian
- What does Canadian mean?
- Canadian means of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.
- What is Canadian in Bengali?
- Canadian in Bengali is কানাডীয়. See Canadian meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is Canadian?
- Canadian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Canadian?
- Canadian is pronounced /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ (US).
Words near Canadian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Canadian (page history and authors); Canadian (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Canadian (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-ca-Canadian.oga.
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