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- noun Things,
ideas , oractivities distinctive ofCanada orCanadians , especially works ofliterature and othercultural products .
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Examples
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The definition of "Canadiana" is always stereotyped, best done by the The MacKenzie Brothers.
not canadian enough? 2005
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Unless "Canadiana" has a very specific meaning that I'm not getting.
"canada's national newspaper," feeding the legendary inferiority complex 2009
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Reform side, and from whose "Canadiana" several extracts have already been made in these pages, was returned for the County of Grenville.
The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion John Charles Dent 1864
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That she used the trail name "Canadiana," and biked to school even in winter.
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However, this jesting is written by people who really know their Canadiana.
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The key difference I see is the absence of Pax Canadiana, Australian hegemony, or New Zealand the sole global power.
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From far-left to far-right, it represents a sample of Canadiana and the variety of opinion helps me understand that despite how different we are, we do share some commonalities.
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The exhibition Driving in the Landscape attempts to map notions of displacement, migration, immigration, isolation, and Canadiana within an urban landscape that is often presented as culturally unified and even homogenous.
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The quality of both the site and the dictionary are excellent, and with over 5500 richly-cited entries it's a goldmine of Canadiana.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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From far-left to far-right, it represents a sample of Canadiana and the variety of opinion helps me understand that despite how different we are, we do share some commonalities.
john commented on the word Canadiana
“Before 60,000 spectators who donned brown moose antler hats and pixilated the stadium with lights, Canada had fun with its ice-hockey loving, wildlife-hugging cliches in a revue of 'Canadiana.'”
The New York Times, Joking Canada Closes Games With Stadium Moose Stampede, from Reuters, March 1, 2010
March 1, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word Canadiana
I really enjoyed the giant inflatable beavers.
P.S. This pisses me off:
"Home-grown actors like Michael J. Fox and William Shatner mocked their countrymen's penchant for politeness (we're sorry) and obsession with its vast territory (we dream big)."
Because it's wrong. It was Catherine O'Hara who mocked her countrymen's penchant for politeness. Yet she didn't even get a mention here. F@#$ing Canadians!!
March 2, 2010
yarb commented on the word Canadiana
I thought the whole thing was excellent, and when Shatner emerged from the depths it brought, in my house at least, a hurrah so loud our pet beaver went and hid in the bathtub.
March 2, 2010
tusseymountain commented on the word Canadiana
It seems to me someone somewhere was savoring the moment Al Michaels or Bob Costas or whoever it was would have to say "giant inflatable beavers."
March 2, 2010
bilby commented on the word Canadiana
Giant inflatable beavers.
March 2, 2010