how to pronounce canadian

/kəˈnɛɪdiːən/

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canadian is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of canadian in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and in 1975 amero canadian author …”

meaning of canadian

Canadian is a person from Canada.

canadian frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word canadian occurs in english on average 25.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.