GENERAL CANADIAN
GENERAL CANADIAN. A term, especially in LINGUISTICS, for the usage of a majority of English-speaking Canadians (pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary), especially from Ontario to the Pacific, traditionally considered one of four major dialects of Canada but increasingly regarded as a class-based urban dialect used for broadcasting and as an educational norm. See DIALECT IN CANADA.
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