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Did Jacques Cartier name Canada

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 9/14/2023

Yes, he sadly misinterpreted or misused the native Iroquois word "Kanata" (meaning village) for the entire area, so we're stuck with the adapted word "Canada".

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