CANADA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Canada mean? 

• CANADA (noun)
  The noun CANADA has 1 sense:

1. a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

  Familiarity information: CANADA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANADA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Context example:

the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world

Instance hypernyms:

North American country; North American nation (any country on the North American continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Canada"):

Nunavut (an Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit; includes the eastern part of what was the Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago)

Yukon; Yukon River (a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea)

Saint Lawrence; Saint Lawrence River; St. Lawrence; St. Lawrence River (a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic)

Ottawa; Ottawa river; Outaouais (a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal)

Niagara; Niagara River (a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York)

Mackenzie; Mackenzie River (a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea)

Labrador-Ungava Peninsula; Labrador Peninsula (a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Hudson Bay (an inland sea in northern Canada)

Great Lakes (a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America)

Columbia; Columbia River (a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring)

Yukon; Yukon Territory (a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s)

Saskatchewan (one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada)

Quebec (the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British)

Ontario (a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada)

Arctic Archipelago (all the islands that lie to the north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle)

Northwest Territories (a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now Nunavut)

Newfoundland and Labrador (a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949)

Manitoba (one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada)

British Columbia (a province in western Canada)

Alberta (one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals)

Canadian Maritime Provinces; Maritime Provinces; Maritimes (the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)

Canadian Shield; Laurentian Highlands; Laurentian Plateau (a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean)

Baffin Island (the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay)

Meronyms (members of "Canada"):

Canadian (a native or inhabitant of Canada)

Domain member category:

Department of Justice Canada; DoJC (an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government)

Domain member region:

returning officer (the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results)

Dominion Day; July 1 (a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867)

Metis (a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry)

dog sled; dog sleigh; dogsled (a sled pulled by dogs)

Poppy Day; Remembrance Day; Remembrance Sunday (the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated)

Toronto (the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada))

Security Intelligence Review Committee; SIRC (an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies)

CISC; Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada (an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies)

Communications Security Establishment; CSE (Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies)

Canadian Security Intelligence Service; CSIS (Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government)

Holonyms ("Canada" is a part of...):

North America (a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama)

Holonyms ("Canada" is a member of...):

British Commonwealth; Commonwealth of Nations (an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown)

NATO; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security)

British Empire (a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand)

Derivation:

Canadian (of or relating to Canada or its people)

Domain member region:

metre (rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration)

cubic metre (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters)

metacentre ((shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship)

kilometres per hour (the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours))

kilometre (a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles))

human-centred (marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare)

hectometre (a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters)

femtometre (a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter)

epicentre (the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake)

detention centre (a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily)

dekametre (a metric unit of length equal to ten meters)

decimetre (a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter)

decametre (a metric unit of length equal to ten meters)

dead centre (the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque)

cubic millimetre (a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge)

storm centre (a center of trouble or disturbance)

metre (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))

metrestick (a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters))

micromillimetre (a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter)

millimetre (a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter)

myriametre (a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters)

nanometre (a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter)

nerve centre (a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process)

nerve centre (a center that provides information and control)

picometre (a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter)

pogey; pogy (money received from the state)

self-centred (limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs)

shopping centre (mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace)

square metre (a centare is 1/100th of an are)

storm centre (the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm)

call centre (a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers))

centre of gravity (the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass)

centimetre (a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter)

centre (a building dedicated to a particular activity)

centre (a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process)

centre (the object upon which interest and attention focuses)

centre (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience)

centre (the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering)

centre (a place where some particular activity is concentrated)

centre (a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure)

centre (an area that is approximately central within some larger region)

centre (direct one's attention on something)

centre bit (a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters)

centre of attention (the object upon which interest and attention focuses)

centre of buoyancy ((physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object)

centre of curvature (the center of the circle of curvature)

centre of flotation (the center of gravity of a floating object)

cubic kilometre (a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge)

centre of immersion ((physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object)

centre of mass (point representing the mean position of the matter in a body)

centre spread (the spread at the center of a magazine)

centre stage (the central area on a theater stage)

centre stage (a position of prominence or importance)

centreboard (a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward)

centrefold (a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature)

centrepiece (something placed at the center of something else (as on a table))

centrepiece (the central or most important feature)

chequing account (a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand)

city centre (the central part of a city)

concentre (bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions)

cubic centimetre (a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter)

cubic decimetre (a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints))

 Context examples 

It was therefore a priority for the UCL-led team to determine whether the remains from Canada had biological origins.

(World's Oldest Fossils Unearthed, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A province of central Canada, lying between the provinces of Saskatchewan and Ontario.

(Manitoba, NCI Thesaurus)

A business structure used in Europe and Canada, in which shareholder responsibility for company debt is limited to the amount he/she has invested in the company.

(Limited Company, NCI Thesaurus)

A cooperative oncology group which carries out clinical trials in cancer therapy and supportive care across Canada and internationally.

(National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, examined 41 studies conducted from 1990 to 2016.

(Tiny Babies May Face Mental Health Problems Later, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In Canada and Greenland, the term Eskimo has fallen out of favor, as it is considered pejorative by the natives and has been replaced by the term Inuit.

(Eskimo, NCI Thesaurus)

On the lawn where it had gathered, the little party separated with cordial good nights and good-byes, for the Vaughns were going to Canada.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Light pollution is most extensive in countries like Singapore, Italy and South Korea, while Canada and Australia retain the most dark sky.

(Milky Way now hidden from a third of humanity, NOAA)

It is being studied in the United States and Canada in the prevention of lung cancer in people who used to smoke.

(ACAPHA, NCI Dictionary)

Twelve participating institutions are located in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

(Cooperative Family Registry, NCI Thesaurus)