Associations to the word «Acadia»

Wiktionary

ACADIA, proper noun. (history) A colonial territory owned by France in the 17th and early 18th centuries, spanning over what is now northeast USA and the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland)
ACADIA, proper noun. Acadia National Park, a national park in Maine
ACADIA, proper noun. A parish in southern Louisiana settled by Acadian exiles.

Dictionary definition

ACADIA, noun. The French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.

Wise words

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