FRENCH CANADIAN


Meaning of FRENCH CANADIAN in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized F&C

Etymology: french (I) + canadian, n.

1.

a. : a French settler in Canada — compare acadian , habitant

b. : one of the descendants of French settlers in lower Canada now predominating in the population of the province of Quebec but found throughout Canada as well as in New England and along the northern border of the United States

2. : French as spoken in Canada : canadian french

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