/ Dictionary / Index C cañada: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ca•ña•da Pronunciation: (kun-yä'du, -yad'u), [key] — n. Chiefly Western U.S. a dry riverbed. a small, deep canyon. Can•a•da Pronunciation: (kan'u-du), [key] — n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 23,110,000; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: canada (Thesaurus) Canad. Canada Act Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abstain Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language