Canada

Definition

A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Canada, from the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”) (compare Onondaga gana꞉dá꞉yęʼ), ultimately from Proto-North Iroquoian *-nat-. See also "Name of Canada" on English Wikipedia.

Example Sentences

• "Belgium is France's Canada."