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French
Etymology
From Latin Acadia, a corruption of Ancient Greek Ἀρκᾰδίᾱ (Arkadíā), or from Mi'kmaq akadie (“fertile land”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Acadie f
- the ancient and mythical Acadia
- (historical) a French Northern American colony, part of Nouvelle-France (New France), comprising the present Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia (French Nouvelle-Écosse) and New Brunswick (French Nouveau-Brunswick, split off) and Cape Breton Island (French Île du Cap-Breton, split off but ultimately (re)integrated into Nova Scotia)
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