French Canadian

American  

noun

1. a descendant of the early French colonists of Canada.

2. the language of the French Canadians.

3. one of a Canadian breed of small, dark-brown dairy cattle, raised chiefly in Quebec.

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French Canadian British  

noun

1. a Canadian citizen whose native language is French

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adjective

1. of or relating to French Canadians or their language

Etymology

Origin of French Canadian

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

One of the pilots who died - Antoine Forest - is French Canadian.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

As noted by The Wrap, this was not the first time that the former president has crossed paths — politically speaking — with the French Canadian star.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

This gorgeous French Canadian drama opens with two orbs of light approaching the camera in a dark, nocturnal frame.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

I would never have put the spectacle-minded French Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve in their company — and still wouldn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024

Returning to Montreal we witnessed the grand processional parade of the French Canadian people celebrating their National holiday, the Feast of St. John the Baptist.

From The Demands of Rome Her Own Story of Thirty-One Years as a Sister of Charity in the Order of the Sisters of Charity of Providence of the Roman Catholic Church by Schoffen, Elizabeth