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1
a French-speaking descendant of the settlers of New France or Acadia; a Canadian of French ancestry.
Quotations
1758
According to his own Description of these French Canadians, whom he represents as an indolent People . . . it is not in the least probable that Quebec should be raised to this greatness by them?
1823
An hon. member said the French Canadians will be gradually melted down and in a few generations be reduced to one language.
1887
If people don't choose to call us simply "Canadians," though we are the original emigrants from Europe, then let them at least call us French Canadians.
1966
She . . . had married a French Canadian, had learned his language completely, adopted his faith and now wanted to know what the hell was going on in Quebec
2a — Hist.
a breed of sturdy, black draught horse developed in Quebec from stock brought to Canada by early French settlers.
Quotations
1901
But even as it heaved, he heard Aleck's call and the answering crash, and before he could get his team a-going, the French-Canadians were off for their pile at a gallop, with the lines flying in the air behind them.
1931
. . . soon behind a spanking pair of French Canadians in a double sleigh the party drove down through the Lower Town. . . .
1941
. . . the French-Canadian Horse Breeders' Association was formed in 1895.
2b
a breed of small cattle developed in Quebec from stock brought to Canada by early French settlers.
See: Canadian cattle
Quotations
1936
Canadian cattle, formerly called French-Canadian, represent a remarkable survival of a type brought to this continent by the early French settlers.
1941
The name of the breed was changed officially from French Canadian to Canadian at the annual meeting of the [Canadian Cattle Breeders ' ] Association in 1930.
1958
French-Canadian--A minor breed of dairy cattle, the forbears of which were brought to Canada by French settlers more than 250 years ago, but the breed was developed in Canada. The cattle . . . are about the same size as Jerseys, are active, vigorous and able to withstand long winters. They are black in color or black with a fawn or orange colored strip down the back and around the muzzle. . . . the yield is about equal to that of the Jersey.
3
the kind of French spoken by French Canadians, especially those of Quebec, or by people descended from the French of Quebec.
See: Canadian French(def 2.)
Quotations
1929
He hailed me in French Canadian. So it was David! The Prairie came to life again.