What is "kanata"

Kanata is an aboriginal word meaning "village" or "settlement". It is the origin of the name of Canada.

Kanata may also refer to:

• Kanata, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada
• Kanata Irei (born 1982), a Japanese actor
• 52500 Kanata, an asteroid
• Kanata, one of the cities of the Decapolis according to Ptolemy
• Jebel Kanata, a mountain