French Canadian

noun

A Canadian whose first language is French.

Meanings

nounFrench Canadian (plural French Canadians)

plural French Canadians

  1. A Canadian whose first language is French.
proper noun
  1. USThe French language as spoken in Canada, Canadian French.
adjectiveFrench Canadian (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of French-Canadian.

Translations

Catalan francocanadenc, francocanadenca
  • francocanadencCanadian whose first language is French
  • francocanadencaCanadian whose first language is French
Chinese Mandarin 法裔加拿大人
  • 法裔加拿大人 (Fǎ-yì Jiānádà rén)Canadian whose first language is French
Danish fransk-canadier
  • fransk-canadierCanadian whose first language is French
French Canadien français, Canadienne française
  • Canadien françaisCanadian whose first language is French
  • Canadienne françaiseCanadian whose first language is French
German französischer Kanadier, französische Kanadierin
  • französischer KanadierCanadian whose first language is French
  • französische KanadierinCanadian whose first language is French
  • FrankokanadierCanadian whose first language is French
  • FrankokanadierinCanadian whose first language is French
Irish Ceanadach Francach
  • Ceanadach FrancachCanadian whose first language is French
Japanese フランス系カナダ人
  • フランス系カナダ人 (Furansu-kei Kanada-jin)Canadian whose first language is French
Korean 프랑스계 캐나다인
  • 프랑스계 캐나다인 (peurangseugye kaenadain)Canadian whose first language is French
Polish Frankokanadyjczyk, Frankokanadyjka
  • FrankokanadyjczykCanadian whose first language is French
  • FrankokanadyjkaCanadian whose first language is French
Romanian franco-canadian
  • franco-canadianCanadian whose first language is French
Russian франкокана́дец, франкокана́дка
  • франкокана́дец (frankokanádec)Canadian whose first language is French
  • франкокана́дка (frankokanádka)Canadian whose first language is French
Spanish canadiense francés
  • canadiense francésCanadian whose first language is French
Cite this entry
APA

French Canadian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20Canadian

MLA

“French Canadian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20Canadian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French Canadian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20Canadian.

Source: French Canadian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.