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Canadian dainty

Canadian dainty noun: a sociolect of Canadian English retaining some British English features and treated as a marker of upper-class prestige in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Noun

Canadian dainty (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A sociolect of Canadian English retaining some British English features and treated as a marker of upper-class prestige in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Questions about Canadian dainty

What does Canadian dainty mean?
Canadian dainty means a sociolect of Canadian English retaining some British English features and treated as a marker of upper-class prestige in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
What part of speech is Canadian dainty?
Canadian dainty is a noun.

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