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| Alberta |
a Canadian province located between Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Its capital is Edmonton. |
| Cajun |
a person of French Canadian descent, now usually native to Louisiana. [1/2 definitions] |
| Canada Day |
a Canadian holiday on July 1. It celebrates the day in 1867 when Canada was formed by four provinces joining together. |
| House of Commons |
one of the houses of the British and Canadian parliaments. Members are elected by the people. |
| Huron |
Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes. It lies between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lake Huron |
one of the Great Lakes that lies between the United States and Canada. Lake Huron is located to the northeast of the U.S. state of Michigan and contains the large Canadian island of Manitoulin. |
| Manitoba |
a Canadian province between Ontario and Saskatchewan. Its capital is Winnipeg. |
| Niagara Falls |
waterfalls on the Niagara River located on the border between the United States and Canada. The falls are divided into two principal sections by an island in the river. The two major sets of falls are the Horseshoe Falls, on the Canadian side, and the American Falls, on the U.S. side. The large and impressive falls are popular with sightseers. |
| Northwest Territories |
a northern Canadian territory east of the Yukon. Its capital is Yellowknife. |
| Ottawa |
a member of a Canadian Indian people that lived near the upper Great Lakes. [1/2 definitions] |
| Saskatchewan |
a south central Canadian province on the U.S. border between Alberta and Manitoba. Its capital is Regina. |
| Superior |
Lake Superior, the largest and most western of the Great Lakes. It lies between the U.S. states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. |
| whisky |
another spelling of whiskey. This spelling is usually used for Scotch or Canadian whiskey. |
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