| 单词 | english canadian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasEnglish Canadian English Canadian n. an English-speaking Canadian, opposed to a French Canadian (see French Canadian n. and adj.). ΚΠ 1818 F. Hall Trav. Canada & U.S. xx. 106 The Americans are at home, while the English Canadian considers himself as a temporary resident, for the purpose of making a fortune. 1885 Times 18 May 5/3 English Canadians generally want him hanged; French Canadians sympathize with him. 1919 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 6 430 The bone of contention..is the region of New Ontario..which the English Canadians apparently do not wish to colonize and which they wish to keep the French from colonizing. 1990 R. Graham God's Dominion: Sceptic's Quest v. 110 While most Quebeckers would agree that their province was ‘priest-ridden’ before the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, they caution English Canadians against dismissing them as dull and timid sheep. 2004 E. P. Kohn This Kindred People iii. 94 In the face of British sentiment, English Canadians were forced to alter their rather negative views of the United States. < as lemmas |
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