Canadian

noun

Ca·​na·​di·​an kə-ˈnā-dē-ən 

: a native or inhabitant of Canada

Canadian adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Canadian

• Canadian bacon
• Canadian football
• Canadian French
• Canadian lynx
• French Canadian

Kids Definition

Canadian

adjective

Ca·​na·​di·​an kə-ˈnād-ē-ən 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Canada or its people

Canadian noun

Geographical Definition

Canadian

geographical name

Ca·​na·​di·​an kə-ˈnā-dē-ən 

variants or, upstream from its junction with the North Canadian, South Canadian

river 906 miles (1458 kilometers) long in the south central U.S. flowing east from northeastern New Mexico to the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma