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Why was Canada named Canada?


This week, we have a wonder that many of us may not have given much thought about, but it is something that’s very important. Often we use words without knowing their origin, Oxford English Dictionary is a great resource to discover when a word was first used and where it originated from. But for this wonder, we’re going to use a different authoritative resource, The Government of Canada. A TPL Kids website visitor has asked, why was Canada named Canada?






So the next time someone asks you about Canada, you’ll be ready to wow them with the origin of its name.

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