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Where does the name "Canada" come from?

Answer: From "Kanata," the First Nations word for village

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From the Inuit word "Kanata," meaning nations

From "Kanata," the First Nations word for village

From the Inuit word meaning home

From the First Nations word meaning land

Chapter: Canada’s History

Cartier heard two captured guides speak the Iroquoian word kanata, meaning 'village.' By the 1550s, the name of Canada began appearing on maps.

- Discover Canada,
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