Canadianism

English

Etymology

Canadian +‎ -ism

Noun

Canadianism (countable and uncountable, plural Canadianisms)

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

Coordinate terms

• (dialectisms) dialectism; Americanism (Yankeeism, Yankism), Australianism, Britishism (anglicism, Briticism), Canadianism, Indianism, Irishism, Scotticism, southernism, New Zealandism

Derived terms

• hyphenated Canadianism, unhyphenated Canadianism

Related terms

• un-Canadianism

Translations

word or phrase originated in Canada or with special meaning in Canada

• French: canadianisme (fr) m, québécisme (fr) m
• German: Kanadismus m