maple leaf

¹ American  

noun

1. the national emblem of Canada.

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Maple Leaf ² American  

noun

1. a one-ounce gold coin of Canada showing a maple leaf on the reverse: traded for investment or as a collector's item.

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Maple Leaf British  

noun

1. the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side

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Example Sentences

Deng said China should look like a maple leaf, but with Mongolia gone, “the maple leaf has been nibbled away.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

That was serious business in Canada, whose flag is the maple leaf and which supplies most of the world’s maple syrup, but it is also undeniably amusing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

The maple leaf trees are described as a "living memorial" to the victims.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

The new cover will have an outline of a maple leaf and visa pages will exhibit seasonal art that changes under ultraviolet light.

From Reuters • May 10, 2023

On each disc is a shell or a star, an orange maple leaf, a white rose.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood