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When did Canada get its name?

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∙ 17y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Back when explorers from Europe first settled in the Country (1535), the First Nations people called their land 'Kanata' or 'Akanada'. The same was modified to 'Canada' and is still used today.

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