noun
Canada
KA-nuh-duh
noun
1
A country in North America, with Ottawa as its capital and Toronto as its largest city.
"They emigrated to Canada in the 1990s."
"Canada shares the world's longest land border with the United States."
How to Use Canada
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe North American country known for its vast size, bilingual heritage, and cold winters.
Common pairings
travel to Canada
Canada geese
across Canada
Word Forms
Canadas plural, Canadas plural, canadas plural
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Etymology
From French Canada, borrowed from a Laurentian Iroquoian word kanata meaning "village" or "settlement" — originally referring to a single settlement, not the whole country.