Acadia

[ uh-key-dee-uh ]

/ əˈkeɪ di ə /

noun

a former French colony in SE Canada: ceded to Great Britain 1713.

French A·ca·die

[a-ka-dee] /a kaˈdi/.

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Examples from the Web for acadia

On Tuesday, we took the kids to Acadia National Park—about 55 miles from where we were staying.
Testing Automatic Link, the FitBit for Your Car|Jamie Todd Rubin|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a result of the war Canada and Acadia were both in the possession of England.
The Founder of New France: A Chronicle of Champlain|Charles W. Colby
The whole of Acadia on both sides of the isthmus thus passed into English hands.
A Historical Geography of the British Colonies|Charles Prestwood Lucas
He then commissioned one of them to convey to Acadia M. de Villebon, whom he was sending to that province as lieutenant-governor.
Count Frontenac|William Dawson LeSueur

Its unwilling subjects, the French colonists of Acadia, were driven from their homes.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13|Various
In a previous chapter have been described the circumstances which led to the colonization of Acadia and New England.
The Hand of Providence|J. H. Ward

British Dictionary definitions for acadia

Acadia

/ (əˈkeɪdɪə) /

noun

the Atlantic Provinces of Canada
the French-speaking areas of these provinces

(formerly) a French colony in the present-day Atlantic Provinces: ceded to Britain in 1713

French name: Acadie (akadi)

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