Canadien
See also: canadien
English
Etymology
From French Canadien (“Canadian”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Canadien (plural Canadiens)
- (Canada) A French Canadian (male or of unspecified sex).
Coordinate terms
Adjective
Canadien
Further reading
- Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “Canadien”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- “Canadien”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Canadien, n, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Canadien”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Canadien” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.na.djɛ̃/
Etymology 1
Noun
Canadien m (plural Canadiens, feminine Canadienne)
- Canadian (male or of unspecified sex) (boy or man).
Etymology 2
ellipsis of le Club de hockey Canadien
Proper noun
Canadien m
- (ice hockey) The Montreal Canadiens hockey club.
- 2016 January 6, Michel Lamarche, “Rien de mieux que la maison”, in Réseau des sports[1], archived from the original on 10 January 2016:
- Le Canadien a entamé la deuxième moitié de saison sur une note positive en signant un difficile gain de 2-1 lors de leur premier match au Centre Bell depuis le 17 décembre.
- The Habs started the second half of the season on a positive note with a tough 2-1 win in their first game at the Bell Centre since December 17.
Further reading
- “Canadien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.