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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Annapolis Royal

At Canso there was a wooden block-house, with a handful of soldiers: while at Annapolis Royal, where the English governor resided, the fortifications were more extensive, yet in a miserable condition.

From The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia by De Mille, James

Paul Mascarene, who so gallantly and successfully defended Annapolis Royal against the French and Indians, was born in the south of France in 1684.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

Then it received the name of Annapolis Royal in honour of Queen Anne, and was formally ceded with all of Acadia "according to its ancient limits" to England by the treaty of Utrecht.

From Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 by Bourinot, John George, Sir

He settled at Annapolis Royal, and with the money which the British government paid him in compensation for his losses, he established himself in business there.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.

The Indians who had gone to Passamaquoddy managed to surprise at night a large schooner lying at anchor in Harbor L’Elang, bound from Boston to Annapolis Royal with provisions for the garrison.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)