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    Acadian
    adjective
    of or relating to Acadia or its inhabitants.
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    acadian
    adjective
    denoting or relating to Acadia or its inhabitants

Acadian

American  
[uh-kay-dee-uhn] / əˈkeɪ di ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Acadia or its inhabitants.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Acadia.

  2. Cajun.

acadian British  
/ əˈkeɪdɪən /

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to Acadia or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any of the early French settlers in Nova Scotia, many of whom were deported to Louisiana in the 18th century See also Cajun

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Acadian

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705; Acadi(a) + -an

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Gabriel McNerney, a managing director with Harbor Capital Advisors, which is based in Chicago, told MarketWatch how the fund’s subadviser, Acadian Asset Management, uses a systematic process to manage the fund.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

The reporting of quarterly earnings, notes corporate finance expert Owen Lamont of Acadian Asset Management, was “a bottom-up historical phenomenon reflecting voluntary arrangements between firms and investors, not a top-down phenomenon imposed by law.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

In May, nearly 8% of the return of all the world’s stock markets combined came from South Korea’s SK Hynix, says Owen Lamont of Acadian Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

“It’s shifting the whole world,” Owen Lamont, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Acadian Asset Management, said of the AI trade.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

A youth, a mildfaced Acadian, was drawing water from the astern, which was nothing more than a rusty buoy, with an opening on one side, sunk in the ground.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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