Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Canadian"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Canadian \Ca*na"di*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
Canada.
{Canadian period} (Geol.), A subdivision of the American
Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec,
and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the
primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists
regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the
Diagram, under {Geology}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Canadian
adj : of or relating to Canada or its people [syn: {Canadian}]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Canada [syn: {Canadian}]
2: a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing
eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary
of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma [syn: {Canadian}, {Canadian
River}]
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