Canadian

Ca`na´di`an

Canadian period
(Geol.) A subdivision of the American Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec, and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the Diagram, under Geology.

Noun	1.	Canadian - a native or inhabitant of Canada
	2.	Canadian - a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma Synonyms: Canadian River
Adj.	1.	Canadian - of or relating to Canada or its people