canada
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- a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada“the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world”Instance of North American country, North American nationPart of North AmericaParts Hudson Bay, Baffin Island, Ontario, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Outaouais, British Columbia, Mackenzie, Niagara +14 moreMember of British Commonwealth, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, British EmpireMembers Canadian
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: Sp.
1. A small cañon; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley. Local, Western U. S.
2. A dry riverbed.
A country in North America, bordering the United States on the north. It is a federation which includes English-speaking provinces and the French-speaking Province of Quebec.
Canada balsam. See under Balsam. — Canada goose. Zoology See Wild goose. — Canada jay. See Whisky Jack. — Canada lynx. Zoology See Lynx. — Canada lily. Botany a plant of eastern North America (Lilium canadense) having yellow or orange flowers with dark spots; called also meadow lily. RHUD — Canada porcupine Zoology See Porcupine, and Urson. — Canada rice Botany See under Rick. — Canada robin Zoology, the cedar bird.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, GCIDE editors
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Country with domain "ca".
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