Canadian-french
French spoken as a native language in Canada, especially in Quebec province, by descendants of the settlers of New France.
Abbreviation: CanF.
Historical Examples
Jane Journeys On Ruth Comfort Mitchell
A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 William Henry Gray
A Young Hero G Manville Fenn
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, v. 23 Various
noun
the French language as spoken in Canada, esp in Quebec
adjective
denoting this language or a French-speaking Canadian
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