canadianとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kə.ˈneɪ.di.ən/, [kʰə.ˈneɪ.ɾi.ən]
• 韻: -eɪdɪən
• ハイフネーション: Can‧ad‧ian

語源 1

From Canada (noun) +‎ -ian (suffix forming adjectives かつ nouns).

形容詞

Canadian (comparative more Canadian, superlative most Canadian)

1. Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its people or culture.
2. (informal) Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.

同意語

• Canajun, Canajan
• Canuck
• Canuckistani, Canuckistanian (スラング, derogatory または humorous)

派生語

名詞

Canadian (複数形 Canadians)

1. A native or inhabitant of Canada.
2. (sports, informal) Canadian national championship. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (sports) canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

同意語

• Canajun, Canajan
• Canuck
• Canuckistani, Canuckistanian (スラング, derogatory または humorous)
• hoser

派生語

関連する語

• Canadien (masculine), Canadienne (feminine) (directly borrowed from French)

固有名詞

Canadian

1. (informal) The English language (spoken または written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.

語源 2

A name of uncertain origin. The city and town names are after the river.

固有名詞

Canadian

1. The Canadian River, a river in New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma in the United States, which is a tributary of the Arkansas River.
2. A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
3. A city, the county seat of Hemphill County, Texas.

参考

• Canadian County

参照

• “Canadian” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.