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from the Inuktitut word saimo (ᓴᐃᒧ Inuktitut pronunciation:, a word of greeting, farewell, and toast before drinking. [113] Used as a greeting and cheer by the Canadian Military Engineers, and more widely in some parts of Southern Ontario and Western Canada, particularly in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan [citation needed] Igloo (definition)
March 31 – April 1, Washington, D.C. 31st ASEAN Summit November 13–14, Manila: 33rd ASEAN Summit November 14–15, Singapore: None: UN Climate Change November 1–2, Glasgow: 41st ASEAN Summit November 12–13, Phnom Penh: 43rd ASEAN Summit September 6–7, Jakarta: 45th ASEAN Summit October 10–11, Vientiane = Future event = Did not attend
English Canada started its life with as powerful a nostalgic shove backward into the past as the Conquest had given to French Canada: two little peoples officially devoted to counter-revolution, to lost causes, to the tawdry ideals of a society of men and masters, and not to the self-reliant freedom alongside of them. [107]
List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom; List of British words not widely used in the United States; List of South African English regionalisms; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z
Year Dates Persons Locations Reasons; 2010: 19–22 March [20]: The Earl and Countess of Wessex: British Columbia: Vancouver, Whistler; Attend events at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, meet with First Nations leaders and officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and distribute The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards.
Overall, the history of Canadian English is a reflection of the country's diverse linguistic and cultural heritage. [32] While Canadian English has borrowed many words and expressions from other languages, it has also developed its own unique vocabulary and pronunciation that reflects the country's distinct identity.
[3] Jacques Cartier was first to use the word "Canada" to refer not only to the village of Stadacona, but also to the neighbouring region and to the Saint-Lawrence River. In other Iroquoian languages, the words for "town" or "village" are similar: the Mohawk use kaná:ta', [4] [5] the Seneca iennekanandaa, and the Onondaga use ganataje. [6]
List of Canadian English dictionaries: Canadian Oxford Dictionary ISBN 0195418166; Collins Canadian Dictionary ISBN 0007337523; A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles ISBN 0771519761; Gage Canadian Dictionary ISBN 0771519818; Houghton Mifflin Canadian Dictionary ISBN 0395296544; ITP Nelson Canadian Dictionary ISBN 0176065911