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CANADIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
Synonyms:
Canadian; Canadian River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Canadian" is a part of...):
Land of Enchantment; N.M.; New Mexico; NM (a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border)
OK; Okla.; Oklahoma; Sooner State (a state in south central United States)
Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Canada
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Canadian" is a kind of...):
North American (a native or inhabitant of North America)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Canadian"):
French Canadian (a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose native language is French)
bluenose; Nova Scotian (a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia)
Quebecois (a native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French))
Holonyms ("Canadian" is a member of...):
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
Derivation:
Canadian (of or relating to Canada or its people)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Canada or its people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
Derivation:
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
Canadian (a native or inhabitant of Canada)
Context examples:
It is supported by the National Cancer Institute of Canada with funds raised by the Canadian Cancer Society.
(National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding associated with a patient based on the functional classification developed by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), for categorizing patients with angina.
(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class, NCI Thesaurus)
The anginal classifications as measured by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society grading scale.
(CDISC SDTM Canadian Cardiovascular Society Classification Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The westernmost Canadian province.
(British Columbia, NCI Thesaurus)
Acts in concert with its partner the Canadian Cancer Society, and with The Terry Fox Foundation, to provide support for cancer research and related programs undertaken at Canadian universities, hospitals and other research institutions.
(National Cancer Institute of Canada, NCI Thesaurus)
My wretched feet, flayed and swollen to lameness by the sharp air of January, began to heal and subside under the gentler breathings of April; the nights and mornings no longer by their Canadian temperature froze the very blood in our veins; we could now endure the play-hour passed in the garden: sometimes on a sunny day it began even to be pleasant and genial, and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
He looked to the south and knew that somewhere beyond those bleak hills lay the Great Bear Lake; also, he knew that in that direction the Arctic Circle cut its forbidding way across the Canadian Barrens.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
As courier for the Canadian Government, bearing important despatches, he was anxious to secure the best dogs, and he was particularly gladdened by the possession of Buck.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Grading of patient's angina by class (Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale or CCS classification system): Class I: Ordinary physical activity, such as walking or climbing stairs, does not cause angina.
(Canadian Cardiovascular Society Grading Scale Class, NCI Thesaurus)
The Canadian Government would be no loser, nor would its despatches travel the slower.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
