Definition of Canada in English:
Canada
proper nounˈkanədəˈkænədə
The second largest country in the world, covering the entire northern half of North America with the exception of Alaska; population 35,900,000 (estimated 2015); official languages, English and French; capital, Ottawa.
Eastern Canada was colonized by the French in the 17th century, with the British emerging as the ruling colonial power in 1763 after the Seven Years War. Canada became a federation of provinces with dominion status in 1867, and the final step in attaining legal independence from the UK was taken with the signing of the Constitution Act of 1982; Canada remains a member of the Commonwealth. French-speakers are largely concentrated in Quebec, the focal point for the French-Canadian separatist movement
Definition of Canada in US English:
Canada
proper nounˈkanədəˈkænədə
A country in northern North America, the second largest country in the world; population 35,900,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Ottawa; official languages, English and French.
Eastern Canada was colonized by the French in the 17th century, but the British emerged as the ruling colonial power in 1763 after the Seven Years War. Canada became a federation of provinces with dominion status in 1867. The signing of the Constitution Act of 1982 was the final step in attaining legal independence from the UK; however, Canada remains a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. French-speakers are largely concentrated in Quebec, the focal point for the French-Canadian separatist movement