Canadian (disambiguation)

Canadian (disambiguation)

Canadian usually means a person or thing from Canada. It can also refer to:

People

*White Canadian
*Black Canadian
*Indo-Canadian
*Dutch Canadian
*English Canadian
*Scottish Canadian
*Irish Canadian
*Welsh Canadian
*French Canadian
*Native Canadian
*Asian Canadian
*German Canadian
*Norwegian Canadian
*Danish Canadian
*Swedish Canadian
*Icelandic Canadian
*Faroese Canadian
*Finnish Canadian
*English Canadian
*Italian Canadian
*Latino Canadian
*Ukrainian Canadian
*Russian Canadian

Geography

North America

In geology:
* Canadian Shield, a large craton in eastern and central Canada and adjacent portions of the United States
* Horseshoe Falls (Canada) (also known as the Canadian Falls), the horseshoe-shaped waterfall of Niagara Falls, located mostly on the Canadian side of the border with the United States

Among rivers:
* Canadian River, USA, the largest tributary of the Arkansas River, in the southwestern United States
* Canadian River, USA, a tributary of the North Platte River
* North Canadian River, USA, originating in northeast New Mexico

In cities:
* Canadian, Oklahoma, USA, a town in Pittsburg County
* Canadian, Texas, USA, a city in Hemphill County
* Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA
* Canadian Lakes, Michigan, USA, an unincorporated community located in Mecosta County

Australia

* Canadian Bay, New South Wales, 2046 Australia
* Canadian (Victoria), 3350 Australia
* Canadian Gully Creek, a creek in Victoria, Australia

Buildings

* First Canadian Centre, an office tower in Calgary, Alberta
* First Canadian Place, Canada's tallest skyscraper
* Western Canadian Place, an office tower in Calgary, Alberta

People and organizations

* Cross Canadian Ragweed, an alternative country band from Yukon, Oklahoma
* Ben Bassarab (nickname: Canadian Louis), a Canadian former professional wrestler from Calgary, Alberta
* Petey Williams (nickname: Canadian Destroyer), a Canadian professional wrestler
* Jason Reso (nickname: Canadian Rage or Christian Cage), a Canadian professional wrestler
* Canadian Airlines, a defunct airline of Canada

Taxonomy

* Canadian beaver, a large semi-aquatic rodent
* Canadian blueberry, a species of blueberry native to Canada and the northeastern and northwestern United States
* Canadian buffaloberry ("Shepherdia canadensis"), a shrub that produces bitter red berries sometimes used to make "Indian icecream"
* Canadian Dwarf Cornel (or Canadian Bunchberry) a herbaceous member of the dogwood family
* Canadian Elderberry
* Canadian Eskimo Dog (or Qimmiq), a rare, larger breed of Arctic dog commonly found pulling sleds for the Inuit
* Canadian Horse, Breed of horse, an official Canadian animal symbol
* Canadian Horseweed (also Canadian fleabane), a common species of Conyza, native throughout most of North America and Central America
* Canadian Hairless, a rare breed of cat with little fur
* Canadian Hemlock, a coniferous tree native to eastern North America
* Canadian honeysuckle, an arching shrub
* Canadian Pacer, a rare breed of horse
* Canadian Pond Weed, a small, perennial water weed native to North America
* Eastern Canadian Wolf, a newly recognized wolf species identified as early as 1970

Other

* Canadian Open, a golf tournament founded in 1904
* The Canadian, a Canadian transcontinental passenger train with service between Toronto and Vancouver
* Canadian Club, a brand of whiskey produced by Hiram Walker & Sons in Windsor, Ontario
* Molson Canadian, a popular brand of beer produced by Molson Coors Brewing Company
** I Am Canadian, a marketing slogan to advertise the beer
* Montreal Canadiens, an NHL hockey team based in Montreal
* Canadian, a type of bet covering five selections and also known as a 'Super Yankee'.
* In portions of the United States, "Canadian" is now used as a coded racial term for black people. [http://www.nationalpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=261254]

ee also

* Canadien
* Canadiana
* Canada (disambiguation)
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