canadian
adjective (Canadian); noun (a Canadian, Canadians)
Everyday
- Canadian means from or about Canada, the big country north of the USA. tree →
- A Canadian is a person from Canada. tree →
In the lessons
In geography lessons Canada is the second-largest country in the world, with two official languages, English and French; its capital is Ottawa and its symbol is the maple leaf. Canadian things include ice hockey, maple syrup and the Mounties. Phrases: Canadian dollar, Canadian flag, French Canadian.
Examples
- My cousin is Canadian. tree →
- The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf. tree →
- Canadians speak English and French. tree →
- We used Canadian dollars in Toronto. tree →
- Ice hockey is a popular Canadian sport. tree →
- She has a Canadian accent. tree →
- Many Canadians live near the US border. tree →
Note
Always written with a capital C, like all nationality words: Canadian, not «canadian» (the lower case here is only the dictionary key). Stress: ca-NAY-dee-an. Country: Canada; person and adjective: Canadian.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «canadian» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «canadian» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/canadian/