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ñ岹

1

[ kuhn-yah-duh, -yad-uh ]

noun

Chiefly Western U.S.
  1. a dry riverbed.
  2. a small, deep canyon.


Canada

2

[ kan-uh-duh ]

noun

  1. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). : Ottawa.

Canada

/ ˈæəə /

noun

  1. a country in North America: the second largest country in the world; first permanent settlements by Europeans were made by the French from 1605; ceded to Britain in 1763 after a series of colonial wars; established as the Dominion of Canada in 1867; a member of the Commonwealth. It consists generally of sparsely inhabited tundra regions, rich in natural resources, in the north, the Rocky Mountains in the west, the Canadian Shield in the east, and vast central prairies; the bulk of the population is concentrated along the US border and the Great Lakes in the south. Languages: English and French. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Canadian dollar. Capital: Ottawa. Pop: 34 568 211 (2013 est). Area: 9 976 185 sq km (3 851 809 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Canada

  1. Nation in northern North America , bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean and Alaska to the west, and the United States to the south. Its capital is Ottawa , and its largest city is Toronto . In area, Canada is the second largest nation in the world, behind Russia .
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Notes

It is an ally of the United States, though conflict has arisen over environmental and trade issues. Each country is the other's leading partner in world trade ( see North American Free Trade Agreement ).
The border between Canada and the United States is the longest unguarded border in the world.
Canada has experienced recurring tension arising from a separatist movement in French-speaking Quebec province. In 1995, separatists were narrowly defeated in a referendum .
A French explorer founded Quebec in 1608.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ñ岹1

1840–50; < Spanish, equivalent to ñ ( a ) cane + -ada noun suffix
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Example Sentences

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On Wednesday, in a rare rebuke of the president, the Senate passed a resolution Wednesday designed to thwart the imposition of tariffs on Canada.

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California also has reached accords with regional governments in Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Sweden and Norway, among others.Since taking office in 2019, Newsom also has met personally with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other national leaders.

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The big question hovering over all these tariffs, starting with Mexico and Canada and now the rest of the world, is what Donald Trump really wants.

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He claims that Canada must stop the flow of fentanyl into our country in order to get their tariffs lifted, but there is no flow of fentanyl.

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Canada has come to believe that Trump is actually serious about wanting to annex their country and is intent upon collapsing their economy in order to make that happen.

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