Canadian football
noun
: a game resembling American football that is played on a turfed field between two teams of 12 players each
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For instance, in November, Prince Harry went to Vancouver to take in a Canadian football final, while Meghan stayed in Los Angeles for the launch party of one of her investments.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Anderson was noticed on a jumbotron at a Canadian football game, then whisked away to L.A. to possibly make it into Playboy magazine.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
The sweater, however, was from the Toronto Argos, the Canadian football team.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2022
The model channeled her style icon Princess Diana, pairing barely-visible gray short shorts with an oversized dark blue sweater from the Canadian football team Toronto Argonauts.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Dec. 2022
Chad Kelly came off the bench in the fourth quarter for the Toronto Argonauts, leading a winning drive in their 24-23 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Grey Cup, Canadian football's championship trophy.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2022
Langley most recently played as a wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders, a Canadian football team.
—Maya Brown, NBC News, 24 May 2022
Sponsoring a team with catchy names like the Wall Warriors and Cesta Cyclones costs $100,000 — a bargain, Savin said, for a niche sport whose natural fan base is somewhere between the WNBA and Canadian football.
—Joshua Goodman, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Anderson was noticed on a jumbotron at a Canadian football game, then whisked away to L.A. to possibly make it into Playboy magazine.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
The sweater, however, was from the Toronto Argos, the Canadian football team.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2022
The model channeled her style icon Princess Diana, pairing barely-visible gray short shorts with an oversized dark blue sweater from the Canadian football team Toronto Argonauts.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Dec. 2022
Chad Kelly came off the bench in the fourth quarter for the Toronto Argonauts, leading a winning drive in their 24-23 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Grey Cup, Canadian football's championship trophy.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2022
Langley most recently played as a wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders, a Canadian football team.
—Maya Brown, NBC News, 24 May 2022
Sponsoring a team with catchy names like the Wall Warriors and Cesta Cyclones costs $100,000 — a bargain, Savin said, for a niche sport whose natural fan base is somewhere between the WNBA and Canadian football.
—Joshua Goodman, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022
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“Canadian football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Canadian%20football. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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