Canadien

See also: canadien

English

Etymology

From French Canadien (“Canadian”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌkanaˈdjæ̃/
• (US) like Canadian
• Hyphenation: Cana‧dien

Noun

Canadien (plural Canadiens)

1. (Canada) A French Canadian (male or of unspecified sex).

Coordinate terms

• Canadienne

Adjective

Canadien

1. French Canadian.

Further reading

• “Canadien” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
• “Canadien”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Canadien, n, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “Canadien”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Canadien” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

Anagrams

• cadinane, canadine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.na.djɛ̃/

Etymology 1

From Canada +‎ -ien.

Noun

Canadien m (plural Canadiens, feminine Canadienne)

1. Canadian (male or of unspecified sex) (boy or man).

Etymology 2

Short for le Club de hockey Canadien.

Proper noun

Canadien m

1. (ice hockey) The Montreal Canadiens hockey club.

   Synonyms: le Tricolore, le Glorieux, les Habs, la Sainte-Flanelle, le Club, le C-H

   • 2016 January 6, Michel Lamarche, “Rien de mieux que la maison”, in Réseau des sports‎^[1], archived from the original on 2016-01-10:

     Le Canadien a entamé la deuxième moitié de saison sur une note positive en signant un difficile gain de 2-1 lors de leur premier match au Centre Bell depuis le 17 décembre.

     The Habs started the second half of the season on a positive note with a tough 2-1 win in their first game at the Bell Centre since December 17.

Further reading

• “Canadien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.