Meaning of CANADIAN
| Pronunciation: | | ku'neydeeun
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- [n] a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
- [n] a native or inhabitant of Canada
- [adj] of or relating to Canada or its people
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| | Synonyms: | | Canadian River |
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| | See Also: | | Canada, French Canadian, Land of Enchantment, Lone-Star State, New Mexico, NM, North American, OK, Oklahoma, river, Sooner State, Texas, TX | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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