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Chinada

/ˈt͡ʃaɪnədə/

Chinada proper noun: a version of Canada influenced or politically dominated by the People's Republic of China.

Proper noun

Chinada

  1. (derogatory, usually) A version of Canada influenced or politically dominated by the People's Republic of China.
    • For the tiny 35-million population of Canada, including some selfish former Hongkongers who landed shortly after the Tiananmen massacre in June 1989, it would be a nightmare to witness the country that they love transform into a Chinada.2014 February 20, “Canada Says No To Chinada”, in South China Morning Post, Hong Kong: South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2023
    • In recent years, a reverse brain drain has seen Canadian-born Chinese moving back to Hong Kong and China in search of better job opportunities (there are up to 300,000 Canadian passport holders in Hong Kong). ¶ They've been replaced by a new wave of Chinese arrivals, this time from the mainland. As...2017 June 29, Simon Ostheimer, “World's best Chinatowns”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2023

Examples of Chinada in a sentence

  • As one commentator puts it: "Forget Hongcouver, here comes Chinada!"2017 June 29, Simon Ostheimer, “World's best Chinatowns”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2023:
  • Skelly laid the groundwork for this in his morning blog, writing "the Crown will rely on procedural BS or a biased judge." Afterwards on Twitter he wrote, "welcome to Chinada."2021 June 28, Mack Lamoureux, quoting Adam Skelly, “BBQ Bro Who Raised $350K to Fight Lockdowns Defeated by His Lawyer's Paperwork”, in...

Origin of Chinada

Blend of China + Canada.

Questions about Chinada

What does Chinada mean?
Chinada means a version of Canada influenced or politically dominated by the People's Republic of China.
How do you use Chinada in a sentence?
As one commentator puts it: "Forget Hongcouver, here comes Chinada!"
What part of speech is Chinada?
Chinada is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chinada?
Chinada is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃaɪnədə/.

Words near Chinada in the dictionary

  1. Chinaboos
  2. Chinaboy
  3. Chinaboys
  4. chinacrin
  5. chinacrine
  6. Chinada
  7. Chinadom
  8. chinafish
  9. chinafishes
  10. Chinafolk
  11. Chinagate

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