Proper noun

Singular Canada

Plural -

Canada

  1. A country in North America; official name: Canada.
  2. (historical) Lower Canada or Upper Canada, often "the Canadas". Also Canada East or Canada West.

Synonyms

  • Canuckistan, Soviet Canuckistan
  • Great White North
  • neighbor to the north, our neighbor to the north

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • Canada mayflower = wild lily of the valley, Maianthemum canadense
  • Canada Pension Plan
  • Canada plum, Prunus nigra and its fruit
  • Canada poplar = Carolina poplar
  • Canadarm
  • Canada Savings Bond
  • Canada thistle, Circium arvense
  • Canada violet, Viola canadensis
  • Canada West = Upper Canada
  • Canada Yew = ground hemlock
  • Canadian
  • Canadiana
  • Canadianism

Related terms

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Wed Aug 5 10:04:34 2009

Canada (pronounced /ˈkænədə/) is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area and shares the world's longest common border with the United States to the south and northwest.

The land occupied by Canada was inhabited for millennia by various groups of Aboriginal people. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditions explored, and later settled along, the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom. This widening autonomy was highlighted by the Statute of Westminster of 1931 and culminated in the Canada Act of 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament.

A federation comprising ten provinces and three territories, Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. It is a bilingual and multicultural country, with both English and French as official languages both at the federal level and in the province of New Brunswick. Technologically advanced and industrialized, Canada has a diversified economy reliant upon its abundant natural resources and upon trade—particularly with the United States, with which Canada has had a long and complex relationship. It is a member of the G8, NATO, OECD, WTO, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Francophonie, the OAS, APEC, and the United Nations.

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Tue Aug 4 15:53:02 2009

 Canada's Rogers Wireless to offer the Nokia 6790 Surge, too?
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Canada's Rogers Wireless to offer the Nokia 6790 Surge, too?

Dusan Belic

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:34:50 GM

After AT&T, . Canada's. Rogers (NYSE: RCI) Wireless is getting ready to launch the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 6790 Surge, too. We're not too excited about the Surge.

Wanted: [ Canada /US] AGP Graphics Card - Overclock.net ...
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Wanted: [ Canada /US] AGP Graphics Card - Overclock.net ...

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Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:07:50 GM

Preferably from canadians, but from ConUS will do. I want a card that exceeds the specs of an AGP Radeon 9200SE by a comfortable margin, say a Geforce.

SF Canada Members' News: Several SF Canada members among Aurora ...
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SF Canada Members' News: Several SF Canada members among Aurora ...

Edward Willett

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:41:00 GM

SF . Canada. Members' News. All the latest news from the members of . Canada's. association of speculative fiction professionals. Saturday, August 08, 2009. Several SF . Canada. members among Aurora Award winners. Several members of SF . Canada. ...

From Google Blog Search: "canada"
Sun Aug 9 03:03:29 2009

Canada breaks world records in men's and women's relays at British ... - The Canadian Press
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Canada breaks world records in men's and women's relays at British ...

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LEEDS, England Canada broke the world record in both the men's and women's 4x100 medley relays on Sunday to conclude the British Grand Prix swimming ...



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Lukewarm economic data expected this week - Canada.com
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Lukewarm economic data expected this week

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Tuesday, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is slated to report housing starts for July. ...



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Flyers walk eight, lose in Canada - OurSports Central (press release)
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Flyers walk eight, lose in Canada

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winnipeg - The Goldeyes took advantage of eight walks and scored single runs in seven of eight frames to top the Flyers 7-2 Sunday at Canwest Park in ...

Flyers Come Alive in Canada OurSports Central (press release)



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From Google News Search: "canada"
Sun Aug 9 20:21:51 2009

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From Yahoo Image Search: "canada"
Sun Aug 9 03:03:54 2009

What is Canada doing towards the foreign sale of water and diversion of water?
Q. I would like to know what Canada is doing in the foreign sale of water, such as what they are selling, how much and too where. I would also like to know information about the diversion of water in Canada, websites and reports would be appreciated if they could be provided! Thanks
Asked by adman266266 - Mon Dec 3 09:21:02 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The link is a case study on this very issue. Stopping water diversions from Canada to the US. I'll quote the start and attach the study as a link. 1. The Issue Canada is attempting to ban its massive exports of fresh water to its neighbors including the United States. Canada believes that water will become the most essential environmental source in the next century. The United States on the other hand, has always been refusing this ban that may harm other nations who lack such a vital source. Canada, as it holds a fifth of the world s fresh water supply, fears to face a huge environmental problem if it carries on shipping a huge quantities of water to external nations.
Answered by Andrew O - Mon Dec 3 12:50:55 2007

How to get visitng visa for Canada.... I have a valid work permit and I stay at Buffalo NY?
Q. I am a citizen of India and having work permit to work in US.. I have plans to visit Niagara falls in Canada. How can i get a visa to enter Canada. How much does it cost? If I carry all valid documents can i get visa at the port of entry on the same day on which i am planning to enter Canada. Please help me in providing information. Thanks in advance...
Asked by kishore a - Thu May 15 11:37:35 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You cannot get a visa at the point of entry. However, there is a Canadain consulate office in Buffalo and you can go there to get a visa. 1st site below gives visa process info. 2nd site gives address, phone and all info on the consulate in Buffalo so you may go there to apply for a visa for Canada.
Answered by Charlie - Thu May 15 12:54:59 2008

How did Canada come to be a founding member of the League of Nations?
Q. I need to know how Canada came to be one of the founding members of the league of nations and what were the Government's first actions as founding members. Please and thank you.
Asked by booya - Mon Jul 14 16:01:35 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. As the League of Nations came out of the Treaty of Versailles, the nations who were on the winning side of the First World War became the first nations to join the organization; the exception was the United States, as the Senate refused to ratify the treaty. Germany was forbidden to join the League and the new Soviet Union was also excluded, as they made a separate peace with Germany in 1917. The same thing happened when the Allied nations signed the United Nations charter during the Second World War. Canada became a charter member of that organization also. However, only one person was a signatory of both the League of Nations and United Nations charters: Jan Smuts of South Africa.
Answered by wichitaor1 - Tue Jul 15 02:26:15 2008

From Yahoo Answer Search: "canada"
Sun Aug 9 21:38:28 2009

This article is for quotes about Canada.

By Canadians

  • I am proud to be the first member of the Canadian Royal Family to be greeted in Canada's newest Territory.
  • I dedicate myself anew to the people and the nation I am proud to serve.
  • As we enter our centennial year we are still a young nation, very much in the formative stages. Our national condition is still flexible enough that we can make almost anything we wish of our nation. No other country is in a better position than Canada to go ahead with the evolution of a national purpose devoted to all that is good and noble and exellent in the human spirit.
  • Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.
  • We'll explain the appeal of curling to you if you explain the appeal of the National Rifle Association to us.
    • Andy Barrie
  • Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it's doing in the Maritimes.
  • Canadians are the people who learned to live without the bold accents of the natural ego-trippers of other lands.
  • I am so excited about Canadians ruling the world.