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Canada Pronunciation
Canada is pronounced KA-nuh-duh, IPA /ˈkænədə/.
KA-nuh-duh
US /ˈkænədə/
Syllables: KA · nuh · duh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper noun): The country occupying the northern part of North America, with its capital at Ottawa.
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Canada in a Sentence
- Canada has two official languages, English and French.
- They moved to Canada the year their daughter was born.
- The train from Vancouver crosses Canada in four days.
Common Mispronunciations of Canada
Not kuh-NAH-duh
Front stress, KA, with the two syllables after it reduced to nuh and duh. The middle beat only grows loud in the adjective Canadian.
Not KA-na-DA
Nothing at the end is strong. Both later vowels flatten to the uh of about, however clearly the letter a is written.
Tip: Canada is KA-nuh-duh but Canadian is kuh-NAY-dee-uhn, and the beat moves one syllable to the right.
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