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

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.
Sat Nov 7 13:11:42 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 its common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the world's longest.

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. One of the world's highly developed countries, Canada has a diversified economy that is 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, G-20, NATO, OECD, WTO, Commonwealth of Nations, Francophonie, OAS, APEC, and United Nations.

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Tue Nov 3 16:36:34 2009

The Progressive Economics Forum Blame Canada !
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The Progressive Economics Forum Blame Canada !

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Canada. struggled out of recession with modest growth in the third quarter, as a jump in consumer spending provided the first economic expansion in a year, Statistics . Canada. said Monday. Tags: . Canada. ...

From Google Blog Search: "canada"
Tue Dec 1 06:27:52 2009

BROKER'S WORLD CANADA:UBS To Bolster Canadian Wealth Business - Wall Street Journal
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TORONTO (Dow Jones)--When Bob McCann visits Canada sometime next year, he won't need to stress "renewal" when he ...
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From Yahoo Image Search: "canada"
Tue Dec 1 09:58:05 2009

Should Canada start to trade its oil on the Eurodollar?
Q. What would happen if Canada traded oil with Eurodollars instead of U.S dollars? Would Canada suffer the same fate as Iraq? Is it even possible for Canada to do so? With large amounts of oil and natural gas would it benefit Canada to do so?
Asked by PK - Sun Sep 9 22:55:57 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. the same thing that happend to saddam for changing from dollars to euros. and also the same thing coming to iran for threatening to trade with euros instead of dollars. what did you think the war on terror was about?
Answered by ashley robinson - Sun Sep 9 23:05:13 2007

Why Canada 1974 stamp collection is much more expensive than others?
Q. 1974 Canada stamp collection is 250$. So expensive, why?
Asked by Boren Z - Thu Nov 8 19:11:47 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. If the collection is just the single stamps that Canada issued in 1974, I don't know why it'd be so expensive. The single stamps together would probably be worth about all together $20 unused at most. Unless they're full sheets, error stamps, or something very unusual, that sounds like too much money.
Answered by ansrdog - Thu Nov 8 19:34:45 2007

Are there any organizations in Canada that accept the pull tabs from pop cans?
Q. I am looking for a place or organization in Canada that accepts pop tops (pull tabs) from aluminum cans, such as pop or beer. I have been saving them for a while and wanted somewhere to donate, by either mail or dropping them off. I reside near Hamilton, so are there any local organizations i can do this? and or any where in canada i could mail them? thanks!!
Asked by darkarcher_7 - Mon Feb 4 14:15:26 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You could try checking with a local service club, such as the Lions, Rotary, etc. Some of them collect the tabs to sell as scrap aluminum (the Lions throughout Alberta do, but I'm not sure about the rest of the country.)
Answered by badger123ca - Wed Feb 6 20:55:15 2008

From Yahoo Answer Search: "canada"
Tue Dec 1 23:12:07 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.