Canandaiguan

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adjective

Of or relating to Canandaigua, New York, United States.

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Meanings

adjectiveCanandaiguan (comparative more Canandaiguan, superlative most Canandaiguan)

comparative more Canandaiguan · superlative most Canandaiguan

  1. Of or relating to Canandaigua, New York, United States.
nounCanandaiguan (plural Canandaiguans)

plural Canandaiguans

  1. A native or inhabitant of Canandaigua, New York, United States.

    Life was always getting better. But there were some things that Canandaiguans did not want changed. One of these—a source of pride among Canandaiguans—was the physical beauty of the village.

    1990, William H. Siles, “Wilderness Investment: The New York Frontier During the Federal Period”, in Stephen L. Schechter, Wendell Tripp, editors, World of the Founders: New York Communities in the Federal Period, Albany, NY: New York State Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, →ISBN, page 152

Origin

From Canandaigua + -an.

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APA

Canandaiguan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canandaiguan

MLA

“Canandaiguan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canandaiguan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canandaiguan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canandaiguan.

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