cañada

¹

[ kuhn-yah-duh, -yad-uh ]

noun

, Chiefly Western U.S.

1. a dry riverbed.
2. a small, deep canyon.

Canada

²

[ kan-uh-duh ]

noun

1. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). : Ottawa.

Canada

/ ˈkænədə /

noun

1. a country in North America: the second largest country in the world; first permanent settlements by Europeans were made by the French from 1605; ceded to Britain in 1763 after a series of colonial wars; established as the Dominion of Canada in 1867; a member of the Commonwealth. It consists generally of sparsely inhabited tundra regions, rich in natural resources, in the north, the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Canadian Shield in the east, and vast central prairies; the bulk of the population is concentrated along the US border and the Great Lakes in the south. Languages: English and French. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Canadian dollar. Capital: Ottawa. Pop: 34 568 211 (2013 est). Area: 9 976 185 sq km (3 851 809 sq miles)

Canada

1. Nation in northern North America , bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean and Alaska to the west, and the United States to the south. Its capital is Ottawa , and its largest city is Toronto . In area, Canada is the second largest nation in the world, behind Russia .

Notes

It is an ally of the United States, though conflict has arisen over environmental and trade issues. Each country is the other's leading partner in world trade ( see North American Free Trade Agreement ).

The border between Canada and the United States is the longest unguarded border in the world.

Canada has experienced recurring tension arising from a separatist movement in French-speaking Quebec province. In 1995, separatists were narrowly defeated in a referendum .

A French explorer founded Quebec in 1608.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cañada¹

1840–50; < Spanish, equivalent to cañ ( a ) cane + -ada noun suffix

Example Sentences

In Canada, a teenager was hospitalized with bird flu, which is unusual given that most human cases have been relatively mild.

From Salon

Since fluoride was removed from drinking water in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 2011, Alberta Children’s Hospital has seen dental infections requiring treatment with IV antibiotics increase by 700%, a hospital specialist told the City Council in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times

Windsor, Ontario, Canada, voted in 2018 to resume fluoridation five years after it had ended the program, after discovering that the number of children with tooth decay or oral conditions requiring urgent care had increased by 51% in the interim.

From Los Angeles Times

Familiar with neither the true caper nor the significance of maple syrup to Canada’s economy, Martindale quickly immersed herself in the show’s world.

From Los Angeles Times

"We don't know exactly if we're gonna have a chance to stay or not. We don't know if we have to move to Canada. We don't know if we have to plan to go back to our country. We don't know if we have to plan to go to another country — that's the impact of this election for the Haitian community," he added.

From Salon