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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:07:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sue Haffner <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: "Ca nada"
Sender: Sue Haffner <[log in to unmask]>
 
 
 
I just received some trivia on another list, regarding
the name 'Canada'.
Supposedly, it comes from a notation on old Portuguese
maps "ca nada" (nothing there).
 
Is this true?
 
Sue Haffner
Map Library
CSU Fresno
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