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raisin  ·  2646 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: December 28, 2016

Not really related, but I'm still impressed every time I realize someone on Hubski has even heard of Kanata.





lil  ·  2646 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sorry, raisin, I wasn't talking about Kanata, Ontario. I was playfully referring to Canada by its original name.

    The name “Canada” likely comes from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata,” meaning “village” or “settlement.” In 1535, two Aboriginal youths told French explorer Jacques Cartier about the route to kanata; they were actually referring to the village of Stadacona, the site of the present-day City of Québec.
Eventually the name morphed into "Canada."
raisin  ·  2646 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I should have guessed as much :(

Oh well, you can't have everything in life, I guess.