- Canuck
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1835 a Canadian and especially a French Canadian
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Canuck
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Canuck — is a slang term for Canadians.HistoryThe term was coined in the 19th century, although its etymology is unclear. Possibilities include: * kanata [ Random House Dictionary] village (See Name of Canada) * Can ada + uc (Algonquian noun suffix) *… … Wikipedia
Canuck — Ca*nuck , n. 1. A Canadian. [Slang] [1913 Webster] 2. A small or medium sized hardy horse, common in Canada. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canuck — 1835, perhaps a cross between CANADA (Cf. Canada) and CHINOOK (Cf. Chinook), the native people in the Columbia River region. In U.S., often derogatory … Etymology dictionary
Canuck — ☆ Canuck [kə nuk′ ] Informal n. [earlier Kanuck, apparently < Haw kanaka, man] a Canadian; sometimes, specif., a French Canadian adj. Canadian; sometimes, specif., French Canadian: Sometimes a disparaging term … English World dictionary
Canuck — 1. noun /kəˈnʌk/ a) A Canadian. We saw a few partridges: we also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him, who called to us ‘Come boys and have some grog, Im what you call a canuck:’ a (Canadian). b) A Canadian,… … Wiktionary
Canuck — a Canadian, a citizen of Canada, Johnny Canuck When we visited Montana, a clerk called us Canucks … English idioms
Canuck Inn and Suites — (Ниагара Фолс,Канада) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 5334 Kitchener Stre … Каталог отелей
Canuck Letter — The Canuck Letter (lettre des Canucks) est une fausse lettre à l’attention de l’éditeur du Manchester Union Leader, journal régional du New Hampshire, publiée le 24 février 1972, deux semaines avant l élection primaire démocrate dans cet État, au … Wikipédia en Français
Canuck Letter — The Canuck Letter was a forged letter to the editor of the Manchester Union Leader , published February 24 1972, two weeks before the New Hampshire primary of the 1972 United States presidential election. It implied that Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, a… … Wikipedia
Canuck, Saskatchewan — Infobox Settlement official name = Hamlet of Canuck other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Hamlet motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 =… … Wikipedia
