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Canada takes its name from kanata, meaning village in the language of the:

AHuron-Iroquois
BCherokee people
CHopi tribesmen
DDaruk people
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Correct answer: A. Huron-Iroquois
1. Jacques Cartier heard the word in 1535. 2. It was the Huron-Iroquois word for village. 3. Many rivers and towns carry native names. _Source: NCERT Class 11 Themes in World History, Theme 10, Displacing Indigenous Peoples._
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