Canadianist

English Etymology From en Canadian -ist. Noun One knowledgeable about Canada or Canadiana, or a specialist in Canadian studies. en 1906 w:The World's Work 8 London W.H. Page 202 It should have a little lug-sail with about 32 ft. of sail area. It the sailor-man who is not an experienced Canadianist asks, “What will that do?” I can answer him. In 1891 I descended the Trent 100 miles by this bit of canvas. en 1990 J.L. Granatstein; Robert Bothwell Pirouette: Pierre Trudeau and Canadian Foreign Policy 402 University of Toronto Press Toronto Smith was a Canadian specialist and he had fought hard for the post; but when he left the department he was not replaced by another Canadianist. en 1990 Lenard J. Cohen The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in Transition: Trend and Implications for Canada Maureen Appel Molot; Fen Osler Hampson Canada Among Nations 1989: The Challenge of Change Ottawa Carleton University Press 32 In many respects the historian and diplomat, Yakovlev, is the U.S.S.R.’s major Canadianist, and Gorbachev his most prominent pupil.