Canadien
French Canadian.
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Le Canadien en séries | Le cône, symbole de l’amour-haine pour Montréal Canada’s fastest news scan: 25+ headlines, no clutter, updated all day: CanadaReport.org #cdnpoli #Canada #News Read Original Article 🔗
un médecin canadien m'avait demandé si on avait des avocats en Europe aussi
Une série plus offensive entre le Canadien et les Sabres?
Additionally, 1996-present census populations are undercounts, due to the addition of the ["Canadian" (English) or "Canadien" (French) ethnic origin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_ethnicity "Canadian ethnicit…
For Canadien people of Montreal, see [Canadien](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadien "Canadien"), [Canadians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians "Canadians"), and [Montrealer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont…
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French Canadian.
“Une série plus offensive entre le Canadien et les Sabres?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Additionally, 1996-present census populations are undercounts, due to the addition of the ["Canadian" (English) or "Canadien" (French) ethnic origin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_ethnicity "Canadian ethnicity").”
“For Canadien people of Montreal, see [Canadien](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadien "Canadien"), [Canadians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadians "Canadians"), and [Montrealer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrealer "Montrealer").”
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(Canada) A French Canadian (male or of unspecified sex).
"Canadien" is sexual slang. In short, it refers to a french canadian (male or of unspecified sex). Among teens it is usually used jokingly, as crude banter, or in TikTok-style algospeak rather than as a serious statement of behaviour. Persistent or aggressive use directed at a specific person, especially online, is the bit worth paying attention to: that can shade into harassment. If you hear it once in a chat with friends, it is probably nothing. Repeated targeted use deserves a conversation about respect.
"Canadien" is informal English meaning a french canadian (male or of unspecified sex). It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a french canadian (male or of unspecified sex)" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "Canadien" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“Le Canadien en séries | Le cône, symbole de l’amour-haine pour Montréal Canada’s fastest news scan: 25+ headlines, no clutter, updated all day: CanadaReport.org #cdnpoli #Canada #News Read Original Article 🔗”
— Bluesky· May 2026“un médecin canadien m'avait demandé si on avait des avocats en Europe aussi”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Canadienne is the French feminine form used to describe a woman who is French-Canadian, particularly from Quebec. It's both a demonym and a cultural identifier, carrying a sense of pride in francophone Canadian heritage. You'll also see it used in cultural and historical contexts to refer to the Canadienne breed of dairy cattle, a hardy heritage breed developed by French settlers in Quebec. In contemporary use, it most often refers to French-Canadian women or to that cattle breed.