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Names of political, state and other realia, e.g.
Confederation
(Federation
covering Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick),
Combines Act
(the legislative
act of 1911 enabling the government to control trade in agricultural products), etc.
Words connected with Canadian educational system which differs in certain
points from that of England or the USA. E.g.
composite high school
(a secondary
school of a mixed type),
separate school
(a school for children belonging to different
religious minorities).
Names of household articles and things often connected with the specific
weather conditions of Canada. E.g.
floathouse
(a floating house near the shore),
birchsap
(a drink made of birch juice),
ice-bridge
(ice on which you can go from one
shore to another).
Historical realia of Canada (historical words):
(a) Words and expressions connected with political events and reforms, e.g.
Dirty Thirties
(years of depression - 1930s).
(b) Words and expressions that appeared in Canada in the years of Gold Rush.
E.g.
Back Door Route
(the path to the Klondike gold placers),
Klondiker
(a person
involved in the Gold Rush).
(c) Words and expressions denoting things dealt with in trade and commercial
transactions: e.g.
Anchor Money
(the name of money after 1822),
saleshop
(a shop of
Hudson Bay Company).
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