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Lower Canada

  • /ˈloʊɚ ˈkænədə/ Canada

Where it comes from

Partial calque of French Bas-Canada, from its position on the Saint Lawrence River. See Canada.

proper noun

  1. historical A former British colony located in what is now Labrador (part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) and southern Québec.

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name Former colony

FrançaisBas-Canada

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"Lower Canada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lower%20canada. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Lower Canada. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lower%20canada

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"Lower Canada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lower%20canada.

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@misc{lower_canada_2026,
  title = {Lower Canada},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lower%20canada},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}