Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A province of eastern Canada comprising a mainland peninsula and the adjacent Cape Breton Island. It became the center of French Acadia with the founding of Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal) in 1605. France and Great Britain bitterly contested the area until 1713, when the Treaty of Utrecht granted control of Acadia to the British. Many British and Loyalist settlers arrived during the following century, and in 1867 the province joined New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario to form the confederated Dominion of Canada. Halifax is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun A
province in easternCanada , capitalHalifax .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River
- noun 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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But once you begin delving into the vacation splendor of what we call Nova Scotia - the opportunities are endless … and better yet … affordable!
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The government of Nova Scotia is following the lead of Saskatchewan and offering a $20 subsidy - a word Nova Scotia's Minister of Natural Resources, John MacDonell, prefers to bounty - for each coyote pelt.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Valpy 2010
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“Most people in the black community call Nova Scotia the Mississippi of the North.”
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There was just a case of a prominent singer attacked and killed by Coyotes in Nova Scotia, which is why I thought of it that particular case.
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[Footnote 13: The name Nova Scotia was not applied to this peninsula until 1621, by the British Government.
Pioneers in Canada Harry Hamilton Johnston 1892
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Current offerings include the untouched Long Island (West) off the east coast of Nova Scotia, which is on the market for $106,000.
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Another plane up here over Nova Scotia, that is going to JFK.
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This happened about 30 miles north of Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is where the plane -- where the train started out earlier in the day.
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Thus, those who are on good terms with old Neptune may take a pleasant voyage of twenty-six hours direct from Boston to the distant village of Annapolis, Nova Scotia, which is our prospective abiding place; while those who prefer can have "all rail route," or, if more variety is desired, may go by land to St. John, New Brunswick, and thence by steamboat across the Bay of Fundy.
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Sir William Alexander received a grant of that territory now called Nova Scotia from the same king, but never made and serious attempts towards settling it.
An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 Alexander Hewatt
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