| 1. | a descendant of the early French colonists of Canada. |
| 2. | the language of the French Canadians. |
| 3. | one of a Canadian breed of small, dark-brown dairy cattle, raised chiefly in Quebec. |

| French Canadian n. A Canadian of French descent. French'-Ca·na'di·an (frěnch'kə-nā'dē-ən) adj. |