Canadianisms

It contains elements of British English and American English, as well as many Canadianisms.

Places Distinctive Canadianisms are: * Bachelor : bachelor apartment, an apartment all in a single room, with a small bathroom attached ("They have a bachelor for rent").

The DCHP can be considered the "Canadian OED", as it documents the historical development of Canadian English words that can be classified as "Canadianisms".

The scholarly Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles (DCHP) was first published in 1967 by Gage Ltd. It was a partner project of the Senior Dictionary (and appeared only a few weeks apart from it).