Thread: So, in light of it being July 4th, I have a question for the Americans
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Old 07-04-2004, 06:29 PM  
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Originally posted by Rep
Actually, Canada is derived from the word "kanata" which in Huron-Iroquois language means "village" or "settlement".

http://www.canadianaconnection.com/cca/name_canada.htm

So you're just a definition aswell.
Every word comes from some other word... but Canada itself is just a name. It's not a definition.. it came from a definition.

United States is hardly a new word derived from some other language.
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