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**nerkvcbtre** · 06-19-2012, 01:51 PM

it was designed more as a bulwark against the American expansionists than a statement of New World identity. Is bulwark used in the Canadian National Anthem?

bul·wark

[bool-werk, -wawrk, buhl-] Show IPA
noun 1. a wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart.

2. any protection against external danger, injury, or annoyance: The new dam was a bulwark against future floods.

3. any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt: Religion was his bulwark.

4. Usually, bulwarks. Nautical . a solid wall enclosing the perimeter of a weather or main deck for the protection of persons or objects on deck.
5.
Early Canada

06-19-2012, 01:51 PM	#2
nerkvcbtre Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 519 Senior Member	it was designed more as a bulwark against the American expansionists than a statement of New World identity. Is bulwark used in the Canadian National Anthem? bul·wark [bool-werk, -wawrk, buhl-] Show IPA noun 1. a wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart. 2. any protection against external danger, injury, or annoyance: The new dam was a bulwark against future floods. 3. any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt: Religion was his bulwark. 4. Usually, bulwarks. Nautical . a solid wall enclosing the perimeter of a weather or main deck for the protection of persons or objects on deck. 5. Early Canada
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