Acadia

Acadia
a) 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)

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  • Acadia — n. 1. the French speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Acadia — [ə kā′dē ə] [Fr Acadia, prob. < Archadia, name given by VERRAZANO Giovanni da (1524), after Arcadia, place of rural peace] region & former French colony (1604 1713) on the NE coast of North America, including what are now the Canadian… …   English World dictionary

  • Acadĭa — (Acadien), so v.w. Neu Schottland …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Acadĭa — Acadĭa, Acadian Highlands, s. Akadien …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Acadia — Infobox Former Subdivision native name = Acadie conventional long name = Acadia common name = Acadia subdivision = Division nation = New France image map caption = Acadia (1754) national anthem= capital = Port Royal stat area1= stat year1 = stat… …   Wikipedia

  • ACADIA — The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture (ACADIA) is a non profit organization active in the area of computer aided architectural design (CAAD). Mission statement Begun in 1981, the organization s objectives are recorded in its… …   Wikipedia

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