Explore Canadien through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Canadien meaning
A French Canadian (male or of unspecified sex).
Using Canadien
- The main meaning on this page is: A French Canadian (male or of unspecified sex).
- In the example corpus, canadien often appears in combinations such as: the canadien.
Context around Canadien
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Canadien
- In this selection, "canadien" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, montreal, former, anonda, head, today and alex stand out and add context to how "canadien" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a montreal canadien today just and affairs institut canadien des affaires. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "canadien" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with canadien
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Anonda Canadien has also been impacted. (6 words)
He is like a younger version of former Canadien Alex Kovalev. (11 words)
Canadien head coach Claude Julien confirmed Thursday morning the nature of Gallagher's injury. (14 words)
But, at the same time, I’m proud to be a part of this group, proud to be a Montreal Canadien today just because I had a chance to play on a really good team and we went on a good run and we played some meaningful games down the stretch. (51 words)
In English and many other languages, proper names and words derived from them are associated with capitalization; but the details are complex, and vary from language to language (French lundi, Canada, canadien; English Monday, Canada, Canadian). (36 words)
The current street system of Windsor (a grid with elongated blocks) reflects the Canadien method of agricultural land division, where the farms were long and narrow, fronting along the river. (30 words)
Example sentences (10)
Canadien head coach Claude Julien confirmed Thursday morning the nature of Gallagher's injury.
But, at the same time, I’m proud to be a part of this group, proud to be a Montreal Canadien today just because I had a chance to play on a really good team and we went on a good run and we played some meaningful games down the stretch.
He is like a younger version of former Canadien Alex Kovalev.
Anonda Canadien has also been impacted.
Your get an opportunity to represent your country," said the former Maple Leaf, King, Oiler, Canadien and current KHL player.
Canadian Institute for International Affairs/Institut Canadien des Affaires Internationales Contemporary Affairs Series, No. 1. Toronto: Irwin Publishing Ltd., 1998.
In English and many other languages, proper names and words derived from them are associated with capitalization; but the details are complex, and vary from language to language (French lundi, Canada, canadien; English Monday, Canada, Canadian).
Jantzen (2005) Footnote 5: "Note that Canadian and Canadien have been separated since the two terms mean different things.
The current street system of Windsor (a grid with elongated blocks) reflects the Canadien method of agricultural land division, where the farms were long and narrow, fronting along the river.
There was also a need to compromise between the conflicting demands of the Canadien subjects and those of newly arrived British subjects.
Common combinations with canadien
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: