kânata

Plains Cree

Alternative forms

• ᑳᓇᑕ
• ᑳᓈᑕ/kânâta

Etymology

From French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”), influenced by ᑲᓇᑕᐣ/kanatan ("it is pure").

Proper noun

kânata

1. Canada (a country in North America)