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The Dauphin Map of Canada, c. 1543, showing the areas Cartier visited. Newfoundland is near the upper right; Florida and the Bahamas are at lower left. While a variety of theories have been postulated for the name of Canada, its origin is now accepted as coming from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning 'village' or 'settlement'. [1]
Name Language of origin Word(s) in original language Meaning and notes Alberta Latin (ultimately from Proto-Germanic): Feminine Latinized form of Albert, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz (compound of "noble" + "bright/famous"), after Princess Louisa Caroline Alberta [2] [3]
Canada Flag Coat of arms Motto: A mari usque ad mare (Latin) "From Sea to Sea" Anthem: "O Canada" Royal anthem: "God Save the King" Capital Ottawa 45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.400°N 75.667°W / 45.400; -75.667 Largest city Toronto Official languages English French Demonym(s) Canadian Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy • Monarch Charles III • Governor ...
A prominent theory is that the word Canada means "Village", from Iroquoian Kanada, [136] adopted for the entire Canadian Confederation in 1867, from name of the British Province of Canada formed by the 1841 reunification of Upper and Lower Canada, previously established by a division of Quebec, the British renaming of the French territory of ...
The term was used in 19th-century Canada to refer to subdivisions of counties. In Canadian politics , riding is a colloquial term for a constituency or electoral district . Officially, electoral district is generally used, although government documents sometimes use the colloquial term.
The word Canadian originally applied, in its French form, Canadien, to the colonists residing in the northern part of New France [13] — in Quebec, and Ontario—during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The French colonists in Maritime Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island), were known as Acadians.
Hoser or hose-head is a slang term originating in Canada that is used to reference or imitate Canadians. [1]The term "hoser" is a comedic label given to someone that gained popularity and notoriety from the comedic skits by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (playing the characters of Bob and Doug McKenzie) in SCTV's "The Great White North" segments. [2]
kanata, [9] "village" (see name of Canada) Canada + -uc (Algonquian noun suffix) [3] Kanaka, derived from the Hawaiian Kanaka. [10] According to The Etymology of Canuck by Jacob Adler with contributions from Mitford M. Mathews, the word Canuck connects back to the term kanaka, which is defined as someone indigenous to Hawaii. [11]