| slovo | definícia |
canadian
(mass) | Canadian
- kanadský |
canadian
(encz) | Canadian,Kanaďan n: Jiří Šmoldas |
canadian
(encz) | Canadian,Kanaďanka n: Jiří Šmoldas |
canadian
(encz) | Canadian,kanadský adj: Jiří Šmoldas |
canadian
(encz) | Canadian,okres v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Canadian
(gcide) | Canadian \Ca*na"di*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
Canada.
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Canadian period (Geol.), A subdivision of the American
Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec,
and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the
primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists
regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the
Diagram, under Geology.
Canadian goose, an erroneous variant of Canada goose.
[1913 Webster] canafistola |
canadian
(wn) | Canadian
adj 1: of or relating to Canada or its people
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Canada
2: a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing
eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of
the Arkansas River in Oklahoma [syn: Canadian, {Canadian
River}] |
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canadians
(encz) | Canadians,pl. od Canadian Jiří Šmoldas |
french canadian
(encz) | French Canadian, |
canadian broadcasting corporation
(czen) | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,CBC[zkr.] PetrV |
pl. od canadian
(czen) | pl. od Canadian,Canadians Jiří Šmoldas |
Canadian
(gcide) | Canadian \Ca*na"di*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
Canada.
[1913 Webster]
Canadian period (Geol.), A subdivision of the American
Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec,
and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the
primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists
regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the
Diagram, under Geology.
Canadian goose, an erroneous variant of Canada goose.
[1913 Webster] canafistola |
Canadian burnet
(gcide) | Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the
plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim.
of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See
Brunette.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial herbs (Poterium); especially,
Poterium Sanguisorba, the common, or garden, burnet.
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Burnet moth (Zool.), in England, a handsome moth
(Zyg[ae]na filipendula), with crimson spots on the
wings.
Burnet saxifrage. (Bot.) See Saxifrage.
Canadian burnet, a marsh plant (Poterium Canadensis).
Great burnet, Wild burnet, Poterium oficinalis (or
Sanguisorba oficinalis).
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Canadian goose
(gcide) | Canadian \Ca*na"di*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
Canada.
[1913 Webster]
Canadian period (Geol.), A subdivision of the American
Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec,
and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the
primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists
regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the
Diagram, under Geology.
Canadian goose, an erroneous variant of Canada goose.
[1913 Webster] canafistola |
Canadian period
(gcide) | Canadian \Ca*na"di*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
Canada.
[1913 Webster]
Canadian period (Geol.), A subdivision of the American
Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec,
and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the
primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists
regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the
Diagram, under Geology.
Canadian goose, an erroneous variant of Canada goose.
[1913 Webster] canafistola |
Canadian wild rice
(gcide) | Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr.
???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[imac]zi,
akin to Skr. vr[imac]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. Rye.]
(Bot.)
A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This
plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the
grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants.
In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be
overflowed.
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Ant rice. (Bot.) See under Ant.
French rice. (Bot.) See Amelcorn.
Indian rice., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania
aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain,
much used for food by North American Indians. It is common
in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also
water oat, Canadian wild rice, etc.
Mountain rice, any species of an American genus
(Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.
Rice bunting. (Zool.) Same as Ricebird.
Rice hen (Zool.), the Florida gallinule.
Rice mouse (Zool.), a large dark-colored field mouse
(Calomys palistris) of the Southern United States.
Rice paper, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from
China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture
of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a
large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng)
into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under
pressure. Called also pith paper.
Rice troupial (Zool.), the bobolink.
Rice water, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small
quantity of rice in water.
Rice-water discharge (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice
water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from
the bowels, in cholera.
Rice weevil (Zool.), a small beetle (Calandra oryzae, or
Sitophilus oryzae) which destroys rice, wheat, and
Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also
black weevil.
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canadian aspen
(wn) | Canadian aspen
n 1: aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America [syn:
Canadian aspen, bigtooth aspen, bigtoothed aspen,
big-toothed aspen, large-toothed aspen, {large tooth
aspen}, Populus grandidentata] |
canadian bacon
(wn) | Canadian bacon
n 1: from a boned strip of cured loin |
canadian capital
(wn) | Canadian capital
n 1: the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario
across the Ottawa river from Quebec) [syn: Ottawa,
Canadian capital, capital of Canada] |
canadian dollar
(wn) | Canadian dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has
the image of loon on one side of the coin" [syn: {Canadian
dollar}, loonie] |
canadian falls
(wn) | Canadian Falls
n 1: a part of Niagara Falls in Ontario [syn: Canadian Falls,
Horseshoe Falls] |
canadian fleabane
(wn) | Canadian fleabane
n 1: common North American weed with linear leaves and small
discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized
throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus
Erigeron [syn: horseweed, Canadian fleabane,
fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis] |
canadian french
(wn) | Canadian French
n 1: the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada |
canadian goldenrod
(wn) | Canadian goldenrod
n 1: large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of
yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed [syn:
meadow goldenrod, Canadian goldenrod, {Solidago
canadensis}] |
canadian goose
(wn) | Canadian goose
n 1: common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a
loud, trumpeting call [syn: honker, Canada goose,
Canadian goose, Branta canadensis] |
canadian hemlock
(wn) | Canadian hemlock
n 1: common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada;
used especially for pulpwood [syn: eastern hemlock,
Canadian hemlock, spruce pine, Tsuga canadensis] |
canadian maritime provinces
(wn) | Canadian Maritime Provinces
n 1: the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island [syn:
Maritime Provinces, Maritimes, {Canadian Maritime
Provinces}] |
canadian pondweed
(wn) | Canadian pondweed
n 1: North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe
[syn: Canadian pondweed, Elodea canadensis] |
canadian province
(wn) | Canadian province
n 1: Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative
purposes |
canadian red pine
(wn) | Canadian red pine
n 1: pine of eastern North America having long needles in
bunches of two and reddish bark [syn: red pine, {Canadian
red pine}, Pinus resinosa] |
canadian river
(wn) | Canadian River
n 1: a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing
eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary
of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma [syn: Canadian,
Canadian River] |
canadian security intelligence service
(wn) | Canadian Security Intelligence Service
n 1: Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and
analyzes information to provide security intelligence for
the Canadian government [syn: {Canadian Security
Intelligence Service}, CSIS] |
canadian shield
(wn) | Canadian Shield
n 1: a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land
area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward
to the Arctic Ocean [syn: Laurentian Plateau, {Laurentian
Highlands}, Canadian Shield] |
french canadian
(wn) | French Canadian
n 1: a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose
native language is French |
royal canadian mounted police
(wn) | Royal Canadian Mounted Police
n 1: the federal police force of Canada [syn: {Royal Canadian
Mounted Police}, RCMP, Mounties] |
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