释义
[ kuh -ney -dee-uh n ] SHOW IPA
/ kəˈneɪ di ən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a native or inhabitant of Canada.
Origin of Canadian First recorded in 1560–70; Canad(a) + -ian; compare French canadien
OTHER WORDS FROM Canadian pro-Ca·na·di·an, adjective, noun pseu·do-Ca·na·di·an, adjective, noun trans-Ca·na·di·an, adjective Words nearby Canadian Canada lynx, Canada mayflower, Canada moonseed, Canadarm, Canada thistle, Canadian , Canadian Alliance, Canadian bacon, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian English, Canadian football
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Example sentences from the Web for Canadian The focus here was on how fast oil would come out of the Canadian fields.
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Therefore, we should—you guessed it—develop the Canadian tar sands and build the Keystone pipeline.
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Castro actually flew up to Montreal to be a pallbearer at the 2000 funeral of a beloved Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.
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But, in Jamaica, Maurice Tomlinson was forced to flee his country after his marriage to his Canadian husband made front-page news.
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I doubt the Canadian Air Force does the Canadian Air Force exercises every day.
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As he waved from the steps, Penny realized that she had forgotten to ask for his Canadian address.
Ghost Beyond the Gate | Mildred A. Wirt
Canadian fur traders retaliate by swooping on Mississippi fur posts.
Canada: the Empire of the North | Agnes C. Laut
Had they succeeded, the result might have been disastrous to the whole Canadian line and involved others.
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In fact, the demand for instruction was so great among the Canadian troops there that the work could not be discontinued.
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Its people believed the Canadian claims had been trumped up when the Klondike fields were opened.
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British Dictionary definitions for Canadian adjective of or relating to Canada or its people
noun a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Canada
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