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acadian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun acadian has 1 sense
- acadian(n = noun.person) - an early French settler in the Maritimes; has particulars: cajun
is a kind of french canadian
CIDE DICTIONARY
acadian, a.
Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
acadian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a native or inhabitant of Acadia in Nova Scotia, esp. a French-speaking descendant of the early French settlers in Canada.
2 a descendant of French-speaking Nova Scotian immigrants in Louisiana.
--adj. of or relating to Acadians.
--n.
1 a native or inhabitant of Acadia in Nova Scotia, esp. a French-speaking descendant of the early French settlers in Canada.
2 a descendant of French-speaking Nova Scotian immigrants in Louisiana.
--adj. of or relating to Acadians.
Etymology
F Acadie Nova Scotia
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