Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Canadian of French ancestry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A Canadian whose
first language isFrench . - proper noun US The French language as spoken in Canada,
Canadian French . - adjective Alternative form of
French-Canadian . Of or relating tofrancophone Canadians.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose native language is French
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Examples
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The others are French Canadian descendants of immigrants from Saintonge, such as the genealogist Jacques Saintonge.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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This effort was led by two French Canadian historians, Raymonde Litalien and Denis Vaugeois.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Papa said it was about the French Canadian woman, the cook, Mimi.
Postcards from Heaven Dan Gordon 2008
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Papa said it was about the French Canadian woman, the cook, Mimi.
Postcards from Heaven Dan Gordon 2008
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The others are French Canadian descendants of immigrants from Saintonge, such as the genealogist Jacques Saintonge.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Papa said it was about the French Canadian woman, the cook, Mimi.
Postcards from Heaven Dan Gordon 2008
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I can only guess this mysterious word came from Mommy's French Canadian father.
Linda Keenan: No Golden Globe Glitz? Now My (Late) Mommy's Ripsh#t! 2008
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Also, which secessionism amazingly didn't come up in the French Canadian debate, (which was shocking as it was THE issue in Canadian domestic politics for ages), it might come up tonight on the American side, Palin?
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Never mind that one of his grandparents was of African descent, another was Irish, another was Irish and American Indian, another was French Canadian.
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This effort was led by two French Canadian historians, Raymonde Litalien and Denis Vaugeois.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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