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1. | [ noun ] (geography) a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River | |
Related terms: | peninsula | |
2. | [ noun ] (government,geography) the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns | |
Related terms: | Canadian_province Maritime_Provinces cape_sable cape_breton_island Halifax | |