canadianism

Ca·na·di·an·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh-ney-dee-uh-niz-uh m]
- /kəˈneɪ di əˌnɪz əm/
- /kəˈneɪdjənɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-ney-dee-uh-niz-uh m]
- /kəˈneɪ di əˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of canadianism word

noun canadianism the Canadian national character or spirit 3
noun canadianism loyalty to Canada, its political independence, culture, etc 3
noun canadianism a linguistic usage, custom, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of Canada, its people, or their culture 3
noun canadianism a custom, characteristic, or belief of or originating in Canada 3
noun canadianism a word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other feature originating in or peculiar to Canadian English 3
noun canadianism allegiance to or pride in Canada and its institutions. 1

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Origin of canadianism

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; Canadian + -ism

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Parts of speech for Canadianism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Canadianism

canadianism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.