Canadian
of Canada or its people.
a native or inhabitant of Canada.
Origin of Canadian
1Other words from Canadian
- an·ti-Ca·na·di·an, adjective, noun
- pro-Ca·na·di·an, adjective, noun
- pseu·do-Ca·na·di·an, adjective, noun
- trans-Ca·na·di·an, adjective
Words Nearby Canadian
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How to use Canadian in a sentence
This sprawling case of US sanctions violations is ongoing and Meng, who says she is innocent of the charges, hopes her lawsuit against HSBC might help her convince Canadian courts to deny the US extradition request.
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s extradition fight moves to yet another jurisdiction | Annabelle Timsit | February 26, 2021 | QuartzWhile those born from January to March made up 28 percent of Canadian NHL players, they accounted for just 17 percent of Canadian All-Star or Olympic players.
Why Athletes’ Birthdays Affect Who Goes Pro — And Who Becomes A Star | Tim Wigmore | February 22, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightI also worked for the summer of 1968 aboard a Canadian geophysical research ship on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, surveying the ocean floor stripes of magnetism and gravity measurements, and conducting seismic tests.
Readers react to the history of plate tectonics, pandas rolling in poop and more | Science News Staff | February 21, 2021 | Science NewsLast month, authorities identified a wealthy Canadian couple who had posed as locals in a remote Indigenous community to take doses meant for elders.
Two young women in Florida ‘dressed up as grannies’ to get vaccinated, health official says | Meryl Kornfield | February 19, 2021 | Washington Post“It’s on a scale that hasn’t been done before,” said Pieter Cullis, the Canadian scientist and Acuitas chairman who is considered a godfather of lipid nanoparticle technology.
Why grandparents can’t find vaccines: Scarcity of niche biotech ingredients | Christopher Rowland | February 18, 2021 | Washington Post
The focus here was on how fast oil would come out of the Canadian fields.
Therefore, we should—you guessed it—develop the Canadian tar sands and build the Keystone pipeline.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat gays (and other liberals) should choose Canadian oil because Canada “has no laws prohibiting LGBT lifestyle.”
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCastro actually flew up to Montreal to be a pallbearer at the 2000 funeral of a beloved Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.
But, in Jamaica, Maurice Tomlinson was forced to flee his country after his marriage to his Canadian husband made front-page news.
A Quorum For Change: The Fight For Global LGBT Equality | Justin Jones | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe prefer the American volume of Hochelaga to the Canadian one, although both are highly interesting.
No one has yet gone far enough down to test the depth of the veins in any Canadian mine.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesThe foregoing are all the Canadian mines now in work, as far as I have been able to learn, certainly all of any importance.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesWe lit our pipes and strolled over in silence to the men's quarters, and it was his odd Canadian expression "Gee whiz!"
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodUnder the guise of apparent indifference his mind kept the Canadian under constant observation.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for Canadian
/ (kəˈneɪdɪən) /
of or relating to Canada or its people
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Canada
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