Annapolis Royal

American  

noun

1. a town in W Nova Scotia, in SE Canada, on an arm of the Bay of Fundy: the first settlement in Canada 1605.

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Annapolis Royal British  

noun

1. Former name (until 1710): Port Royal.  a town in SE Canada in W Nova Scotia on an arm of the Bay of Fundy: the first settlement in Canada (1605). Pop: 550 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Fortune once more favoured the Godfrey family, at Annapolis Royal there they found a British sloop of war.

From Young Lion of the Woods A Story of Early Colonial Days by Smith, Thomas Barlow

The garrison at last, being in starving condition, were forced to yield; and the victors christened the place Annapolis Royal, in honor of their sovereign then reigning in Great Britain.

From Over the Border: Acadia, the Home of "Evangeline" by Chase, Eliza B. (Eliza Brown)

When Nicholson, with his fleet and New England troops, captured Port Royal in 1710, he changed the name to Annapolis Royal, in honour of Queen Anne.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

Served in Flanders, 1742; sent to Nova Scotia, 1752, and appointed lieutenant-governor of Annapolis Royal, 1754.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

The governor of Ile Royale intervened, and sent agents to Annapolis Royal to make a formal demand on behalf of the Acadians, presenting in support of his demand the warrant of Queen Anne.

From The Acadian Exiles : a Chronicle of the Land of Evangeline by Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir