Acadia
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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How to use Acadia in a sentence
When I visit Acadia, which is often, I feel I’m entering an elegant wilderness, a land hardened by glaciers and waves and weather that’s been groomed by human hands.
The Ultimate Acadia National Park Travel Guide | Virginia M. Wright | February 8, 2021 | Outside OnlineAcadia ranks among the top-ten most visited national parks, yet it’s also among the smallest and most congested.
The Ultimate Acadia National Park Travel Guide | Virginia M. Wright | February 8, 2021 | Outside OnlineCanceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, Acadia’s annual Night Sky Festival is scheduled to resume in September 2021.
The Ultimate Acadia National Park Travel Guide | Virginia M. Wright | February 8, 2021 | Outside OnlineThese five small islands, four of which belong to Acadia, offer some shelter for paddlers.
The Ultimate Acadia National Park Travel Guide | Virginia M. Wright | February 8, 2021 | Outside OnlineOn Tuesday, we took the kids to Acadia National Park—about 55 miles from where we were staying.
We'll travel in the opposite direction from Acadia, for Nova Scotia is large enough to contain us all without a collision.
Amy in Acadia | Helen Leah ReedThe King had certainly given Poutrincourt rights in Acadia, and he had passed them on to his son.
Amy in Acadia | Helen Leah ReedHe had been graduated from Acadia College a few years before, the youngest of his class by more than a year.
Amy in Acadia | Helen Leah ReedEvery king's ship from Acadia brought to Ponchartrain letters full of matters like these.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I | Francis ParkmanFirst, the question of Acadia: whether the treaty gave England a vast country, or only a strip of seacoast.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I | Francis Parkman
British Dictionary definitions for Acadia
/ (əˈkeɪdɪə) /
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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