"CanLit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} CanLit (uncountable)
  1. Abbreviation of Canadian literature; the body of written work considered to represent Canadian culture. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: Canadian literature (extra: the body of written work considered to represent Canadian culture)
    Sense id: en-CanLit-en-noun-S9AjJr~A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Even though we were writing our own stories, and many of us went on to be published, we did not feel that we were part of CanLit. We were Canadian, sure, but we wanted to write about the contemporary, wired world and we were just as interested in Berlin and New York as we were in the Riel Rebellion, and that made us anti-CanLit.",
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