canadian

«canadian» in Mova's school dictionary: from or about Canada, the big country north of the USA — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (Canadian); noun (a Canadian, Canadians)

meaning for a pupil

1) Canadian means from or about Canada, the big country north of the USA. tree →

2) A Canadian is a person from Canada. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons Canada is the second-largest country in the world, with two official languages, English and French; its capital is Ottawa and its symbol is the maple leaf. Canadian things include ice hockey, maple syrup and the Mounties. Phrases: Canadian dollar, Canadian flag, French Canadian.

examples

• My cousin is Canadian. tree →
• The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf. tree →
• Canadians speak English and French. tree →
• We used Canadian dollars in Toronto. tree →
• Ice hockey is a popular Canadian sport. tree →
• She has a Canadian accent. tree →
• Many Canadians live near the US border. tree →

note

Always written with a capital C, like all nationality words: Canadian, not «canadian» (the lower case here is only the dictionary key). Stress: ca-NAY-dee-an. Country: Canada; person and adjective: Canadian.

In the corpora

• In the USA and Canada, football means American football (Canadian football in Canada).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «canadian» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.