cañada

  • 31cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …

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  • 32Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural&#8230; …

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  • 33Cañada — ► sustantivo femenino 1 GANADERÍA Camino para el ganado. SINÓNIMO quebrada senda vereda 2 GEOGRAFÍA Paso estrecho entre dos montes pequeños: ■ atravesó la cañada bajo un sol abrasador. 3 Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay GEOGRAFÍA Terreno bajo entre&#8230; …

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  • 34Canada — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Canada &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the&#8230; …

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  • 35Canadá — ► sustantivo femenino 1 GANADERÍA Camino para el ganado. SINÓNIMO quebrada senda vereda 2 GEOGRAFÍA Paso estrecho entre dos montes pequeños: ■ atravesó la cañada bajo un sol abrasador. 3 Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay GEOGRAFÍA Terreno bajo entre&#8230; …

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  • 36Canada —    Ignoring the papal document assigning most of the New World to Spain, France began settling Canada at the beginning of the 17th century. Quebec was settled in 1608; the entire colony was named New France in 1663. Canada remained exclusively&#8230; …

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  • 37Cañada — The Spanish word cañada means glen ; it is etymologically unrelated to Canada , which is derived from an Iroquois word meaning village or settlement , which generally refers to the country in North America. In some cases, the two etymologies are&#8230; …

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  • 38Canada —    At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Canada comprised the North American territories along the St. Lawrence River and to the north of Lakes Ontario and Erie, not including most of what became in the course of the century the Dominion of …

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  • 39Canada AM — Infobox Television show name = Canada AM format = News runtime = 3 hours creator = broadcast location = Toronto, Vancouver starring = Beverly Thomson (2006 ndash;present) Seamus O Regan (2006) Jeff Hutcheson (2006) Marci Ien (2006 ndash;present)&#8230; …

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  • 40Canada-I-O — O Canada (also known as The Wearing of the Blue and Caledonia ) is a traditional Canadian and English folk ballad. It is believed to have been written before 1839 (broadside, Bodleian Harding B 11(1982))When her love goes to sea, a lady dresses&#8230; …

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