Cañada
The Spanish word cañada means glen; it is etymologically unrelated to Canada, which is derived from an Iroquois word meaning "village" or "settlement" and generally refers to the country in North America. In some cases, the two etymologies are confused.
The following use or are derived from cañada:
Geography
- Cañada de los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
- La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States
- Cañada a municipality in Alicante, Spain
- Cañada de Benatanduz a municipality in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain
- Cañada Vellida a municipality in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain
- La Cañada de Verich a municipality in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain
- La Cañada, Santiago capital of the Figueroa Department, Argentina
- La Cañada, Querétaro, Mexico
- Observatorio de La Cañada (La Cañada Observatory), Ávila, Spain
- La Cañada Shopping Centre, Marbella, Spain
Organizations
People
- David Cañada, sometimes spelt David Canada, Spanish cyclist
- Lisa Canada, a former Playboy model
- Ron Canada, an American actor and former television newscaster
- Tom Canada, a football player from Visalia, California
See also