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proper noun
- A country in North America; official name : Canada.
Translations: - Dutch: Canada(nl)
- French: Canada(fr)m
- German: Kanada(de)
- Spanish: Canadí¡(es)m
Etymology: From the Laurentian, Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian canada (kanata), meaning village or settlement. Reference: Jacques Cartier. (1545). http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12356/12356-h/12356-h.htm Relation originale de Jacques Cartier. Paris, Tross, 1863 edition, page 48. (See w:Canada's name, Wikipedia"s discussion of the etymology of "Canada".)
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