Canada

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
10/30/2011, 9:04 PM	Mike C	added

Type Country

Usage English, French, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian

Pronounced Pron. /ˈkæn.ə.də/(English) /ka.na.da/(French) /ˈkaː.naː.daː/(Dutch)

Meaning & History

Derived from the Iroquoian word kanata meaning "village". This word was used by Native Americans to direct French explorer Jacques Cartier to Stadacona. Cartier used the word to refer to the region.