# Canadian

Pronunciation: say "kuh-NAY-dee-uhn" /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/

## Adjective

1. Belonging to, coming from, or relating to Canada, its people, its culture, or the forms of English and French spoken there.
   - Simple: From or about Canada, its people, or the way English and French are spoken there.
   - _The documentary won several Canadian awards last year._
   - _Maple syrup remains one of the most famous Canadian exports._

## Noun

2. A person who was born in or lives in Canada.
   - Simple: A person who comes from or lives in Canada.
   - _As a Canadian, she splits her time between Toronto and Vancouver._
   - _Two Canadians took home medals at the world championship._
4. An open canoe paddled with a single-bladed paddle, distinct from a closed-deck kayak.
   - Simple: An open paddling boat with pointed ends, the kind used on lakes, not a kayak.
   - _She steered the Canadian neatly between the half-submerged rocks._
   - _The club keeps several Canadians stacked beside the boathouse._

## Proper noun

3. The English language as spoken and written in Canada. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The kind of English that people in Canada speak and write.
   - _The training manual is written entirely in Canadian._
   - _He gradually switched from British English to Canadian after settling in Ottawa._

## Other meanings

- (noun) The national championship competition held in Canada for a particular sport.
- (proper noun) A river of the southern United States, flowing through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma into the Arkansas River.
- (proper noun) A city in the Texas Panhandle, the county seat of Hemphill County, sitting on the Canadian River.
- (proper noun) A town in Pittsburg County, in the eastern part of the state of Oklahoma.

## Origin

Formed from the noun "Canada" combined with the suffix "-ian," which forms adjectives and nouns.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/canadian (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).