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Grand Pré

American  
[gran prey, grahn prey] / ˈgræn ˈpreɪ, grɑ̃ ˈpreɪ /

noun

  1. a village in central Nova Scotia, on Minas Basin: locale of Longfellow's Evangeline.


Grand Pré British  
/ ɡrɒn preɪ, ɡrɑ̃ pre /

noun

  1. a village in SE Canada, in W Nova Scotia: setting of Longfellow's Evangeline

"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

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Kim Cyr, the sommelier, explains and pairs the wine for diners with a refreshing lack of pretension — from a premeal sparkling Benjamin Bridge brut to a postprandial ice-wine by Domaine de Grand Pré.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2017

"But have they not reason for being angry at what England did to their forefathers at Grand Pré?"

From The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)

The boat that landed these brought back a half dozen Acadians from Grand Pré, whom it left on board the schooner.

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

One is named Minas, which is also known as Grand Pré, a large and important community, situated in one of the most beautiful and fertile valleys in America.

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

Can you hardly wait till we get to Grand Pré?

From Dorothy's Travels by Schneider, S.

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