Canadian

comparative more Canadian · superlative 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.

   2018 July 24, Kaitlan Collins, “Exclusive: White House stops announcing calls with foreign leaders”, in CNN

2. informalOf, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.
3. informalnonstandardOf, belonging to, or relating to Canadian French.

plural Canadians

1. A native or inhabitant of Canada.

   Even the Canadians have gone to war against them! They never go to war against anybody!

   2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 180

2. informalhobbiesCanadian national championship.

   “If you look back 20 years ago, we were all playing in the Canadians and high-level cashspiels,” Shantz, 51, said Friday.

   2012 March 16, Monte Stewart, “Shantz takes on foes from yesteryear in quest for elusive national crown”, in Global News

   2 more examples

   "When we were playing in the Canadians (championships) other teams would come around to watch us do our warm-ups," son Jayme Hall said.

   2015 December 19, Mary Caton, “A legend on LaSalle diamonds for decades”, in The Windsor Star

   “With it being Canadians, I’m just, a little bit, not as good as the top girls are,” she said, despite playing in the Canadians in Belleville in 2013.

   2017 September 21, Bill Doucet, “A scent of success for Hespeler horseshoe pitcher”, in The Cambridge Times

3. hobbiescanoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

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

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

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.