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Canadianism

noun

Etymology

From Canadian + -ism.

  1. derived from *-nat-✻
  2. derived from kanata — “village, settlement”
  3. borrowed from Canada
  4. formed as canadian — “Canada + -ian”
  5. suffixed as canadianism — “Canadian + ism”

Definitions

  1. Allegiance or loyalty to Canada.

  2. The status or character of being Canadian.

  3. A word or phrase that originated in Canada, or has special meaning in Canada.

The neighborhood

Derived

hyphenated Canadianism, unhyphenated Canadianism

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA