DCHP-2

Canadianism DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1a n.

  support for or devotion to the concept of Canada as a separate and distinct nation.

• 1b n.

  the nature of Canadian identity or nationhood; the fact of Canada's existence as a distinct and separate nation.

• 2 n.

  any linguistic feature, as of pronunciation, morphology, syntax, vocabulary, orthography, that is characteristic of Canadian English.

• 3 n.

  any instance of behavior that is regarded as Canadian.