Canada Definition
Cana·da (kan′ə də)
country in N North America: complete British control achieved, 1763; dominion established, 1867; complete autonomy, 1931: member of the Commonwealth: 3,849,671 sq mi (9,970,610 sq km); pop. 28,847,000; cap. Ottawa
Etymology: Fr < L, a word for village in an extinct (before 1600) Iroquoian language of the lower St. Lawrence River valley
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