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Canadianism a custom, quality, or word use that originates in Canada or is peculiar to Canada.
canaille the common masses of people, regarded unfavorably; riffraff; rabble.
canal a man-made waterway for transportation or irrigation. [3 definitions]
canalboat a long narrow vessel used to transport freight along canals and riverways.
canaliculus a small bodily channel or tubular passage, such as a tear duct, or a tiny groove, as in a bone.
canalize to furnish with or convert into a canal or canals. [3 definitions]
Canal Zone a strip on either side of the Panama Canal that will be under U.S. control until 1999.
canapé a cracker or small piece of bread or toast spread with cheese, meat, or other appealing food and served as an appetizer.
canard a deliberately false story or rumor, usu. defamatory to someone.
canary a small greenish to yellow finch native to the Canary Islands, often kept as a singing cage bird. [3 definitions]
Canary Islands a group of islands off the northwest coast of Africa that comprises two Spanish provinces; Canaries.
canary yellow see "canary."
canasta a card game for two to six players, similar to rummy and using two decks of cards.
Canberra the capital of Australia.
cancan a vigorous stage dance including high kicking, performed by women in long skirts and petticoats.
cancel to do away with, nullify, or eliminate, as an appointment or reservation. [5 definitions]
cancelable combined form of cancel.
cancellation the act of omission, deletion, or invalidation. [3 definitions]
cancer any of various diseases characterized by malignant tumors or other tissue degeneration that can spread locally or through the lymph or blood systems. [5 definitions]
cancerous pertaining to or affected with the disease of cancer. [2 definitions]
Cancún a popular Mexican resort town, part of which is island, located on the northeastern, Caribbean coast of the Yucatan peninsula.