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Rank 7 of 9822 words15 places

Canada

22 English words in this atlas point back to Canada, spread across 15 places.

WordThe placeRelationshipConfidence
LabradorThe dog is named for a northern coast.LabradorFrom the placeWell attested
albertosaurThe dinosaur is named for a Canadian province.AlbertaFrom the placeWell attested
Thousand Island dressingThe dressing is named for an archipelago on the St Lawrence.Thousand IslandsFrom the placeWell attested
Alberta clipperOne weather term, two borrowings: a Canadian province and a racing sailing ship.AlbertaFrom the placeWell attested
Appalachian dulcimerIt is not a dulcimer: real dulcimers are struck, and this one is plucked.Appalachian MountainsFrom the placeWell attested
Canada gooseIt is the Canada goose, never the Canadian goose, and many never see Canada.CanadaFrom the placeWell attested
Canadian baconIn Canada it is just back bacon; the country in the name is an American addition.CanadaFrom its peopleWell attested
go to HalifaxA polite way to say hell that points at a real town instead.HalifaxFrom the placeDisputed
Logan breadBaked for an attempt on Canada's highest mountain, then kept by hikers.Mount LoganFrom the placeProbable
Manitoba mapleThe only North American maple with compound leaves; it grows far beyond Manitoba.ManitobaFrom the placeWell attested
Montreal procedurePatients stayed awake and described their own memories as the surgeon probed.MontrealFrom the placeWell attested
Montreal ProtocolThe treaty named for a Canadian city was the first every country ratified.MontrealFrom the placeWell attested
Nanaimo barThe bar's earliest printed recipes may not come from Nanaimo at all.NanaimoFrom the placeProbable
Rocky Mountain spotted feverThe disease named for the Rockies is now mostly a problem far from them.Rocky MountainsFrom the placeWell attested
canolaA country's name is hiding inside a supermarket cooking oil.CanadaIndirectWell attested
montroyaliteThe mineral is named for the hill that gave Montreal its name, and was found in a quarry across the same city.Mount RoyalFrom the placeWell attested
mordeniteA crumb of Nova Scotian basalt now underwrites a chunk of the world's petrochemical industry.MordenFrom the placeWell attested
Newfoundland speed bumpMoose are not native to Newfoundland; the island's herd descends from a handful released a century ago.NewfoundlandFrom the placeWell attested
Rocky Mountain canaryThe bray of a pack donkey in a mining camp was nobody's idea of birdsong.Rocky MountainsFrom the placeWell attested
Rocky Mountain Kool-AidFor decades it could not legally be sold east of the Mississippi, which is what made it worth smuggling.Rocky MountainsFrom the placeWell attested
Rocky Mountain oysterNothing about it comes from the sea, and that is the entire joke.Rocky MountainsFrom the placeWell attested
HongcouverTwo Pacific port cities, one name, and an argument about who counts as a local.VancouverFrom the placeWell attested
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