French Canadian
Poutine culture member
A French Canadian is a Canadian whose native language is French, particularly those descended from the original French settlers of Quebec and other regions.
The term can also function as an adjective describing the culture, dialect, or traditions of this community: French Canadian cuisine, a French Canadian accent.
Quebec French differs notably from European French in pronunciation and vocabulary.
French North American colony
- AcadianFrench colonial Maritime settler
- voyageurFrench-Canadian fur transporter
- habitantResident of a place
- settlersThose who establish homes
colonial · ancestry · traditions · folklore · Catholic · parish · seigneurial · fur trade
Quebec's chief city
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
- Saint LawrenceMajor northeastern river-seaway
Laurentians · Carnaval · fleur-de-lis · Cirque du Soleil · poutine · Bombardier · Celine Dion
Thick sugar liquid
- sugarbushTrees tapped for syrup
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
- tappingRepeated light striking
- sugarhouseMaple syrup production facility
taffy · boiling · evaporator · spile · bucket · harvest · sugar shack · maple candy
Montreal hockey club
- ForumNamed public gathering place
- NHLPro hockey organization
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- Stanley CupPro hockey's top prize
playoffs · Original Six · Rocket · shinny · pond hockey
Coagulated milk solids
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- friesDeep-fried potato strips
- comfort foodEmotionally consoling dishes
- squeaky cheeseCheese that resists teeth
brown sauce · street food · snack bar · fast food · curds · toppings
State of being submerged
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- anglophoneNative speaker of English
- translationConverting between languages
- interpretationAssigned meaning
dual · proficiency · bicultural · accent · dialect · vocabulary · syntax · idiomatic
New France
French North American colony
- AcadianFrench colonial Maritime settler
- voyageurFrench-Canadian fur transporter
- habitantResident of a place
settlers · colonial · ancestry · traditions · folklore · Catholic · parish · seigneurial · fur trade · Quebec City
Montreal
Quebec's chief city
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
Saint Lawrence · Laurentians · Carnaval · fleur-de-lis · Cirque du Soleil · poutine · Bombardier · Celine Dion
syrup
Thick sugar liquid
sugarhouse · taffy · boiling · evaporator · spile · bucket · harvest · sugar shack · maple candy · amber
Canadiens
Montreal hockey club
Stanley Cup · playoffs · Original Six · Rocket · shinny · pond hockey
cheese curds
Coagulated milk solids
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- friesDeep-fried potato strips
- comfort foodEmotionally consoling dishes
squeaky cheese · brown sauce · street food · snack bar · fast food · curds · toppings
immersion
State of being submerged
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- anglophoneNative speaker of English
- translationConverting between languages
interpretation · dual · proficiency · bicultural · accent · dialect · vocabulary · syntax · idiomatic · multilingual
- Canadian PeoplesFirst Nations, Inuit, Metis, Cree, Ojibwe
- Canadamaple leaf, maple syrup, hockey, beaver, Ottawa
- QuebecQuebec City, Montreal, premier, National Assembly, premiers
- Canadian Diversitycultural mosaic, multiculturalism policy, bilingualism, pluralism, First Nations
- Canadianamaple syrup, maple leaf, beaver, loonie, loonies
- French AmericaCajun, Creole, New Orleans, Acadian, Acadiana
French CanadianAnglo-Canadian
Canadian of English ancestry
First Nations · Inuit · Métis
French CanadianAnglo-American
British and American combined
British colonial · Spanish colonial · Yankee · WASP · Dutch colonial