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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of Canadianize.

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Examples

  • The Melameds settled in Montreal and became "Canadianized," as Melamed put it.

    NYT > Global Home By CHARLES McGRATH 2010

  • With poutine's popularity spreading in the United States, he wanted to make sure the dish was "Canadianized" before an American restaurant tried to claim it.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • The Melameds settled in Montreal and became "Canadianized," as Melamed put it.

    International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions By CHARLES McGRATH 2010

  • With poutine's popularity spreading in the United States, he wanted to make sure the dish was "Canadianized" before an American restaurant tried to claim it.

    London Free Press 2010

  • Hoping to ride the waves of success from the Olympic Games in Sydney, Barcelona, Atlanta, and Salt Lake City, the Canadian Olympic Federation (COF) is trying to influence the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by having them add more "Canadianized" sports for the

    The Toque 2009

  • * Your family gatherings involved Philippino dishes with “Canadianized” ingredients like fruit salad with Kraft singles slices instead of casa de bolla or fried rice with KFC.

    facebook is apparently better than therapy « Love | Peace | Ohana 2008

  • Granted, it's still a monarchy - but at least it's Canadianized over time.

    Not Just Separatists Want Prince Charles To Stay Away From Canada 2009

  • Well, probably because he or she was looking to impart to the reader the idea that Canada bears some of the responsibility for security, that this incident showed that we're not doing the job perfectly, and to help the reader put the bombing into some sort of Canadianized, semi-personal context.

    "Journalists live for details." 2008

  • And if "Fight" is too aggressive a word for 1st generation immigrants, then maybe we need to go after the Canadianized 2nd generation instead.

    On Cue 2008

  • When I Canadianized my search, the files were still in the millions.

    Building a Powerful Economy Through Innovation 2005

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