Canadianism

Canadianism

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-
Laurentian kanatader.
French Canadabor.
English Canada
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Canadian
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English Canadianism

    From Canadian + -ism.

    Noun

    Canadianism (countable and uncountable, plural Canadianisms)

    1. Allegiance or loyalty to Canada.
    2. The status or character of being Canadian.
    3. (rhetoric) A word or phrase that originated in Canada, or has special meaning in Canada.
      Hyponym: Quebecism

    Coordinate terms

    Derived terms

    • hyphenated Canadianism, unhyphenated Canadianism
    • un-Canadianism

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