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Name of Canada

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How Did Canada Get Its Name?

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How to pronounce longest name in Canada

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What is the official name of Canada?

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How Canada Got It's Name

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How Canada Got Its Name ?

The name of Canada has been in use since the founding of the French colony of Canada in the 16th century. The name originates from a Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata for "settlement", "village", or "land". It is pronounced in English and [kanadɑ] in standard Quebec French. In Inuktitut, one of the official languages of the territory of Nunavut, the First Nations word is used, with the Inuktitut syllabics ᑲᓇᑕ.