Name of Canada
, the Mohawk word "kanata" was thought to have been the origin of Canada's name. But, as evidenced by the journal of Jacques Cartier about his voyage to present-day Quebec, Canada, in the early 16th century, Canada's name stems from the Saint-Lawrence Iroquoian word "Canada", which holds the same meaning. This Iroquoian language was spoken by the inhabitants of Stadacona and the neighbouring region near present-day Quebec City in the 16th century, with words having similarities to those in related Iroquoian languages, most notably in Mohawk and Oneida.
Kanata, Ontario is the name of a former city, now part of the amalgamated city of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, and is home to the NHL's Ottawa Senators playing in Scotiabank Place.
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“Though the words Canada East on the map stretch over many rivers and lakes and unexplored wildernesses, the actual Canada, which might be the colored portion of the map, is but a little clearing on the banks of the river, which one of those syllables would more than cover.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)