Ca|na|di|an|ism «kuh NAY dee uh NIHZ uhm», noun.
1. devotion or loyalty to Canada and to its customs and traditions: »
The old frictions are withering away under the sun of a broader, wealthier Canadianism (Maclean's).
2. a word, phrase, or meaning originating or more widely used in Canadian English than in other varieties of English: »
He kissed his parents (calling his father “son pere,” a Canadianism I have never figured out) and greeted us politely (New Yorker).
3. a custom or trait peculiar to Canada.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.