(n) a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma, Syn. Canadian River
(n) Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government, Syn. CSIS
(n) common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron, Syn. Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis, fleabane, Canadian fleabane
(n) a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean, Syn. Canadian Shield, Laurentian Highlands
(n) the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Syn. Canadian Maritime Provinces, Maritimes
(n) large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed, Syn. Canadian goldenrod, Solidago canadensis
a. Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Canada. [ 1913 Webster ]
Canadian period (Geol.), A subdivision of the American Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec, and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the Diagram, under Geology. -- Canadian goose, an erroneous variant of Canada goose. [ 1913 Webster ]