how to pronounce canada

/ˈkænədə/

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canada is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of canada in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to the us the uk europe canada australia …”

meanings of canada

name:

(1608-1763) The most active province of New France. Nowadays corresponds to the territory of much of Quebec, Ontario, and several US states (aligning with the Saint Lawrence River and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentian Mountains).
A country in North America.
Lower Canada 1791-1840 (also Canada East 1840-1867, now province of Quebec) or respectively Upper Canada (Canada West, now province of Ontario), often “the Canadas" (or politically, “United Canada" 1840-1867).
A surname.

noun:

A former liquid measure of four quartilhos, especially used for wine.
A country bordering a larger country that shares many similarities with it, but is overshadowed by the more prominent larger.

canada frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word canada occurs in english on average 29.1 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.