Canadian - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Canadian :  adj : of or relating to Canada or its people [syn: Canadian] (noun)
1: a native or inhabitant of Canada [syn: Canadian]
2: a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma [syn: Canadian, Canadian River]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Canadian : \Ca*na"di*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Canada.

Canadian period (Geol.), A subdivision of the American Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec, and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the Diagram, under Geology.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Canadian, OK (town, FIPS 11450) Location: 35.17263 N, 95.64887 W Population (1990): 261 (122 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74425 Canadian, TX (town, FIPS 12412) Location: 35.91066 N, 100.38335 W Population (1990): 2417 (1080 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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