dictionary definitions for "canada"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Canada
      n 1: 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"

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canada \Ca*[~n]a"da\, n. [Sp.]
     1. A small ca[~n]on; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less
        frequently, an open valley. [Local, Western U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A dry riverbed.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canada \Can"a*da\, n.
     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.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     Canada balsam. See under Balsam.
  
     Canada goose. (Zool.) See Wild goose.
  
     Canada jay. See Whisky Jack.
  
     Canada lynx. (Zool.) See Lynx.
  
     Canada lily. (Bot.) a plant of eastern North America
        (Lilium canadense) having yellow or orange flowers with
        dark spots; called also meadow lily. --RHUD
  
     Canada porcupine (Zool.) See Porcupine, and Urson.
  
     Canada rice (Bot.) See under Rick.
  
     Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:

  Canada
  
     Country with domain "ca".
  
     (1995-04-06)
  


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