canadian

/kəˈneɪ.di.ən/

name 5adj 3noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

english, federal, last, many, prime, threatening, typical

The Canadian prime minister announced new climate policies during the international conference.

VERB + CANADIAN

change, date, earns, married, spoke

She married a Canadian and moved to Toronto five years ago.

CANADIAN + NOUN

citizen, customers, dollars, elections, girl, june, justin, laws

The Canadian dollar has strengthened considerably against the US currency this year.

PREP.

down, in, per, with

The hockey team played down their Canadian heritage in the international tournament.

ADV.

almost

Almost every Canadian I know has visited Niagara Falls at least once in their life.

Definitions

adj

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.

After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed.

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Canada.

Even the Canadians have gone to war against them! They never go to war against anybody!

Canadian national championship.

“If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday.

"When we were playing in the Canadians (championships) other teams would come around to watch us do our warm-ups," son Jayme Hall said.

canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

name

The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.

Thesaurus

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Idioms & Phrases

I'm Canadian

Indicates that the speaker is Canadian.

Example Bank

After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed.

Wiktionary

Even the Canadians have gone to war against them! They never go to war against anybody!

Wiktionary

“If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday.

Wiktionary

"When we were playing in the Canadians (championships) other teams would come around to watch us do our warm-ups," son Jayme Hall said.

Wiktionary

Misako married a Canadian last June.

Tatoeba · #32288

Is this Canadian money?

Tatoeba · #43201

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, canadian is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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