Canada

A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

Probably borrowed from French Canada.
The hamlet is attested as Canada in 1954. It was named after the country. Originally the name of a farmhouse.


Canada

Father narrated the story of how Canada developed over a short period to surpass other countries, including Britain, from which it had emerged.

2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 219:

(historical) Lower Canada 1791–1840 (also Canada East 1840–1867, now province of Quebec) or respectively Upper Canada (Canada West, now province of Ontario), often “the Canadas” (or politically, “United Canada” 1840–1867).

Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River

Laurentian Mountains
Laurentian Mountains

(historical) (1608–1763) The most active province of New France. Nowadays corresponds to the territory of much of Quebec, Ontario, and several US states (aligning with the Saint Lawrence River and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentian Mountains)

en-proper noun

Canada (countable and uncountable, plural Canadas)

French: canadair

Greek: καναντέρ (kanantér)

Italian: canadair

Japanese: カナダ

Serbo-Croatian: kanader

From French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga ganataa), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.


Canada

Belgium is France's Canada.

2015, Michael DeMocker, The land of waffles, frites, chocolate, meat and, oh yes, culture, Louisiana: The Times-Picayune, page 1:

(US, informal) A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.


Canada

English: Canada

Greek: καναντέρ (kanantér)

Italian: canadair

Serbo-Croatian: kanader

From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).


Canada

la-proper noun

Canada f sg (genitive Canadae); first declension

Canadae (genitive)
Canada (nominative singular)
Canadae (genitive singular)
Canadae (dative singular)
Canadam (accusative singular)
Canadā (ablative singular)
Canada (singular vocative)

From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).


Canada

Canada (accusative nominative uncountable)
Canadei (dative genitive uncountable)


Canada

Tha Loch Lùthaise ann an Canada.


Canada

Canada (mutation mutation-radical)
Ganada (mutation mutation-soft)
Nghanada (mutation mutation-nasal)
Chanada (mutation mutation-aspirate)