canada Definition

country of northern North America between the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic oceans including Newfoundland and the Arctic islands north of the mainland and sharing a nearly 4000 mile (more than 6400 kilometer) border with the U.S.; an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Ottawa area 3,851,809 square miles (10,014,703 square kilometers), population 33,476,688

a viscid yellowish to greenish oleoresin exudate of the balsam fir (Abies balsmea) that solidifies to a transparent mass and is used as a transparent cement especially in microscopy

July 1 observed as a legal holiday in commemoration of the proclamation of dominion status in 1867

the common wild goose (Branta canadensis) of North America that is chiefly gray and brownish with black head and neck and a white patch running from the sides of the head under the throat

a European thistle (Cirsium arvense) with pinkish-purple or white flowers naturalized as a weed in North America

the province of Canada 1791—1841 corresponding to the modern province of Quebec

the Canadian province that existed from 1791 to 1841 and is now the southern part of modern province of Ontario

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