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Canadian¹

  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ Canada, US
  • [kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] Canada, US
  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ UK
  • /kəˈnɛjdɪjən/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /kəˈnæɪ.di.ən/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /kəˈne.de.ən/ Scotland
  • /-dɪ-/ Scotland
  • /-di-/ Scotland
  • /kəˈneːdi.ən/ Wales

Rhymes with -eɪdiən

Where it comes from

From Canada (noun) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).

adjective more Canadian · most Canadian

  1. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people. After Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in April 2017, the two sides offered vastly different accounts of what was discussed.
  2. informal Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.
  3. informal, nonstandard Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.

Opposite: non-Canadian

noun Canadians

  1. A native or inhabitant of Canada. Even the Canadians have gone to war against them! They never go to war against anybody!
  2. informal Canadian national championship. “If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday.
  3. canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

    Similar: Canajun, Canajan, Canuck, Canuckistani, Canuckistanian, hoser

proper noun

  1. informal The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.
  2. An epoch from to million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician.

Canadian²

  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ Canada, US
  • [kʰəˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] Canada, US
  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/ UK
  • /kəˈnɛjdɪjən/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /kəˈnæɪ.di.ən/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /kəˈne.de.ən/ Scotland
  • /-dɪ-/ Scotland
  • /-di-/ Scotland
  • /kəˈneːdi.ən/ Wales

Rhymes with -eɪdiən

Where it comes from

A name of uncertain origin. The city and town names are after the river, while the Australian suburb is named after an 1850's Canadian gold digger known as Swift.

proper noun

  1. The Canadian River, a river in New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma in the United States, which is a tributary of the Arkansas River.
  2. A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
  3. A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas, situated on the Canadian River.
  4. A suburb of the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: canadian river, canadiana, canadiens, canada, canadien, cdn, act, ottawa, cana, dollar, provinces, country, centre, royal, population, steen

adjective

Opposite: non-Canadian

Translations

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adj of or pertaining to Canada

Españolcanadiense
한국어캐나다의 Kaenada-ui, 가나다(加那陀)의 Ganada-ui
日本語カナダの Kanada no
中文加拿大的 Jiānádà de
KiswahiliKikanada
Portuguêscanadense, canadiano
Françaiscanadien
Deutschkanadisch
Italianocanadese
Ελληνικάκαναδικός kanadikós, καναδέζικος kanadézikos
Românăcanadian
Русскийкана́дский kanádskij
Tiếng ViệtCa-na-đa
العربيةكَنَدِيّ kanadiyy
עבריתקָנָדִי kanádi

adj of or pertaining to Canadian (the language), Canadian English

Françaiscanadien
Deutschkanadisch, kanadischenglisch, kanadisch-englisch
Românăcanadian

noun person from Canada

Españolcanadiense
한국어캐나다인 kaenadain, 캐나다 사람 kaenada saram
日本語カナダ人 Kanadajin
中文加拿大人 Jiānádàrén
KiswahiliMkanada
Portuguêscanadense, canadiano, canadiana
FrançaisCanadien, Canadienne
DeutschKanadier, Kanadierin
Italianocanadese
ΕλληνικάΚαναδός Kanadós, Καναδέζος Kanadézos, Καναδή Kanadí, Καναδέζα Kanadéza
Românăcanadian, canadiancă, canadiană
Русскийкана́дец kanádec, кана́дка kanádka
Tiếng Việtngười Ca-na-đa
العربيةكَنَدِيّ kanadiyy, كَنَدِيَّة kanadiyya
עבריתקָנָדִי kanádi

name Canadian English

KiswahiliKiingereza cha Kanada
Portuguêsinglês canadense, inglês canadiano
Françaisanglais canadien
DeutschKanadisch, kanadisches Englisch
Italianoinglese canadese
Românăengleză canadiană

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"Canadian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canadian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Canadian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/canadian

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@misc{canadian_2026,
  title = {Canadian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canadian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}