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Where does “Kanada” come from?

Kanada (Haitian Creole) comes from French Canada, from Laurentian kanata — village or settlement.

Ancestry of “Kanada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCanada—
2Laurentiankanatavillage or settlement
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