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New France

American  

noun

  1. the French colonies and possessions in North America up to 1763.


New France British  

noun

  1. the former French colonies and possessions in North America, most of which were lost to England and Spain by 1763: often restricted to the French possessions in Canada

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But it’s central in the founding of New France — French explorer Jacques Cartier made landfall in the early 1500s and colonists settled coastal hamlets in the late 1700s.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2022

It helped the French build strong relationships with Native Americans, particularly the Algonquin-speaking tribes that populated most of New France.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

His paternal grandfather was colonial governor of New France, which stretched from Canada through Louisiana to the sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Indeed, New France, which had been founded in the early 1600s, ceased to exist.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

It was important to keep the chapel up to date, because Jordan College had no rival, either in Europe or in New France, as a center of experimental theology.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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