native Canadian
Americannoun
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a person born in Canada of American Indian or Inuit descent.
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any person born in Canada.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Young, a native Canadian who gained U.S. citizenship in 2020, previously announced he was pulling out of this year’s Live Aid, an annual benefit concert he co-founded in 1985 and usually performs at.
From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2021
The native Canadian and Guggenheim fellow has spent much of the past decade documenting the travails of violence-stricken countries like Afghanistan and the drug-trafficking corridors of Mexico.
From National Geographic • Jan. 15, 2021
“I lived in a closet when I first came to L.A.,” the native Canadian recalls.
From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2017
The Cubs put in a bid to sign the free agent catcher before the 2015 season, only to be rebuffed when the native Canadian signed with Toronto for five years and $89 million.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2017
Down in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, they found him in the person of William Dawson, a native Canadian and a graduate of Edinburgh University.
From McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 by MacMillan, Cyrus
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