Canadian

From above America

Canadian refers to a person from Canada or anything relating to that country: Canadian citizenship, Canadian bacon, the Canadian Rockies.

Canadians speak English and French as official languages.

The word often appears in compounds distinguishing North American variants: Canadian football has twelve players per side and a larger field than the American game.

stereotype

polite

Showing good manners

maple syrup · Tim Hortons · eh · toque · sorry · beaver · moose · igloo · lumberjack · plaid

francophone

Quebec

French-speaking Canadian province

Québécois · Montrealer · chanson · Carnaval · poutine · separatism · Quiet Revolution · fleur-de-lis · Celine Dion · patois

hockey

NHL

Pro hockey organization

skates · faceoff · Zamboni · slapshot · icing · check · powerplay · penalty box · overtime · playoffs

nationality

citizenship

Status as state member

federal · parliament · Senate · province · territory · Ottawa · Trudeau · RCMP · Indigenous · Inuit

multicultural

mosaic

Inlaid pictorial arrangement

cosmopolitan · integration · tolerance · coexistence · multiracial · intercultural · heritage · settlement · refugee · visible minority

Categories
Opposites
national identity

Canadiannon-Canadian

Not from Canada

foreign · alien · stateless · international · immigrant

north american contrast

CanadianAmerican

From the U.S.

United States · Yankee · US · Mexican · gringo

cultural stereotype

CanadianAmerican

From the U.S.

brash · aggressive · impolite · loud

Phrases
Family

Canadians, Canadian dollar, Canadian football

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G