French vs Canadian French

Canadian French vs French

French and Canadian French both are nouns.

French is an adjective but Canadian French is not an adjective.

French is a verb but Canadian French is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
French	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Canadian French	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Canadian French is a hyponym of French; that is, Canadian French is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than French:

French: the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
Canadian French: the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada

Other hyponyms of French include Langue d'oil, Langue d'oil French, Langue d'oc, Langue d'oc French, Old French, Old French language, Norman-French, Norman French, Old North French, Anglo-French, Anglo-French language, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Norman language, Canadian French language, Walloon.

French (noun)	Canadian French (noun)
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France	the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada
the people of France
United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)

French (adjective)	Canadian French (adjective)
of or pertaining to France or the people of France

French (verb)	Canadian French (verb)
cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking

Difference between French and Canadian French

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