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Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's second-largest country by total area, with the world's longest coastline.
A map of North America from 1565, one of the first to include the name "Canada" (top right). The name Canada is now generally accepted as originating from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata ( [kana:taʔ] ), meaning 'village' or 'settlement'.
The first use of Canada as an official name came in 1791, when the Province of Quebec was divided into the colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada. In 1841, the two colonies were united under one name, the Province of Canada.
Há 1 dia · The name Canada was fully restored after 1791, when Britain divided old Quebec into the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada (renamed in 1841 Canada West and Canada East, respectively, and collectively called Canada).
4 de jan. de 2012 · Canada. Article by W. Kaye Lamb. Published Online January 4, 2012. Last Edited June 22, 2023. The name “Canada,” is derived from the Iroquoian word kanata, meaning a village or settlement.
11 de nov. de 2022 · The name “Canada” has Indigenous roots and originally comes from the Huron-Iroquois word kanata meaning “village” or “settlement.” In 1535, French explorer Jacques Cartier was told about the route to Kanata by two Aboriginal youths who were referring to the village of Stadacona (presently the city of Québec).
18 de out. de 2013 · The name Canada subsequently appeared on the 1547 Harleian world map, denoting land north of the gulf and river of St. Lawrence. Cartier's may not have been the first use of the name Canada. Fishermen and whalers from Spain, Portugal, France and Britain had visited the new world before him.
