Canada

Pronuctuation

• Canada IPA: /ˈkæn.É™.dÉ™/
• Hyphenation: Can + ada

Etymology

From the Laurentian canada ("village, settlement"). See Name of Canada.

Full definition of Canada

Proper noun

1. A country in North America; official name: Canada.
2. (historical) Lower Canada (also Canada East) or Upper Canada (Canada West), often “the Canadas.”

Synonyms

• Canuckistan humorous or derogatory
• Dominion of Canada historical
• Great White North informal
• neighbor to the north US, informal
• People's Republic of Canada humorous or derogatory
• Soviet Canuckistan humorous or derogatory

Derived terms

Related terms

• Canuck
• Kanata