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nounthe collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Islandpart of:
Definition that contains maritimes
- acadian an early French settler in the Maritimes
- nova scotia 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