Canada
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[edit] Etymology
From the Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian canada (kanata), meaning village or settlement. Reference: Jacques Cartier. (1545). Relation originale de Jacques Cartier. Paris, Tross, 1863 edition, page 48. See w:Name of Canada.
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- IPA: /ˈkænədə/, /ˈkænədʌ/
- Audio (CA)help, file
- Hyphenation: Can‧ada
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Canada
- A country in North America; official name: Canada.
- (historical) Lower Canada or Upper Canada, often "the Canadas". Also Canada East or Canada West.
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Country in North America
[edit] References
- “Canada” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
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[edit] Dutch
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Canada n.
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- IPA: /ka.na.da/
- Audio (France, Paris)help, file
- Rhymes: -a
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Canada m (usually uncountable)
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Canada m.
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Canada
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- IPA: [kanada]
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Canada f.
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| gender f. | uncountable |
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| Nom/Acc | Canada |
| Gen/Dat | Canadei |
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Canada [1]
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| Nominative Canada |
Genitive Canadanıñ |
Dative Canadaga |
| Accusative Canadanı |
Locative Canadada |
Ablative Canadadan |
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