generally refers to the country in North America, derived from an St. Lawrence Iroquoians word meaning "village" or "settlement." When he first use the word "Canada", Jacques Cartier refers to the region of modern Québec city.
Canada may refer to historical regions now subsumed by Canada:
- Upper Canada Village , a heritage park near Morrisburg, Ontario
- City Of Canada Bay , in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- --- Canada Bay, New South Wales , a suburb of the city
- Canada Creek Ranch, Michigan , USA
- Canada Glacier , in Antarctica
- Canada, Hampshire , in England
- Canada, Kansas , USA, a township in Labette County
- Canada, Kentucky , USA
- Canada, North Carolina , USA, a township in Jackson County
- Canada Park , a region of the West Bank
- Little Canada, Minnesota , USA
- New Canada, Maine , USA
- West Canada Creek , a small river in upstate New York, USA
- Barque Canada Reef, part of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea
- New Canada, Gaborone, Botswana , a neighbourhood of Gaborone
Buildings and structures with Canada in their name include:
- Canada Dock , a dock on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool
- Canada Square Complex , three interconnected office buildings located in Toronto
- Canada Square , a square on Canary Wharf, Docklands, Tower Hamlets in east end of London
- --- One Canada Square , the tallest building in London & Britain, commonly known as the Canary Wharf Tower
- Canada Water , an area in south-east London
- --- Canada Water Tube Station , a London Underground station at Canada Water
- A section of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in which property taken from prisoners was sorted, prior to sending to Nazi Germany. The section was named after the country because it was known for an abundance of land, which Canada is also known for, and also because most camp inmates had never been to Canada, and the rest knew little about that country.
The term ''Canada'' is associated with the following concepts:
- Canada Day , Canada's national holiday
- O Canada , the country's national anthem
- Ô Canada! Mon Pays, Mes Amours , a French Canadian song
- Canada , a song also known as ''The Centennial Song'', written to celebrate Canada's centennial
- Canada , an album by Barb Jungr and Michael Parker
- Order Of Canada , a civilian honour
- HMS ''Canada'' , a battleship in the Royal Navy
- Canadarm and Canadarm2 , robotic arms that equip the US Space Shuttle and International Space Station respectively
The following species are named for their relation to Canada:
The Spanish word '' means "glen" and may be confused with ''Canada''.
- David Cañada , sometimes spelt ''David Canada'', Spanish cyclist
- Lisa Canada , a former Playboy model
- Ron Canada , an American actor and former television newscaster
- Tom Canada , a football player from Visalia, California
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