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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

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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

They told me he died and was buried when the ships sailed away from Grand Pré.

From Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

One by one the little woods and ridges were carried, but as late as 24th March the French were not sufficiently near the railway from Grand Pré to Bazancourt to threaten it seriously.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward

The Germans relied on the line which you see running from Grand Pré in the Argonne to Bazancourt.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward

She could neither hope nor desire to remain in Grand Pré.

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

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