Canuck
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A Canadian person; specifically (archaic), a French Canadian person; a pea-souper; also (obsolete) a Canadian person of other non-English descent.
- A Canadian person; specifically (archaic), a French Canadian person; a pea-souper; also (obsolete) a Canadian person of other non-English descent: A member of the Vancouver Canucks professional ice hockey team belonging to the National Hockey League.
- A Canadian person; specifically (archaic), a French Canadian person; a pea-souper; also (obsolete) a Canadian person of other non-English descent: Chiefly as Crazy Canuck: a member of the Canadian alpine ski team.
- A thing from Canada.
- A thing from Canada: The Avro Canada CF-100 fighter-interceptor aircraft, in use between 1952 and 1981.
- A thing from Canada: A Canadian horse or pony.
Proper noun
- Synonym of Canadian French (“the French language as spoken by Francophones in Canada”).
- Synonym of Canadian English (“the variety of the English language used in Canada”).
Adjective
- Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people; Canadian.
- Of or relating to the Vancouver Canucks professional ice hockey team belonging to the National Hockey League.
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