New France

American  

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

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

Also, because few French women came to New France, many French colonists married Native American women, leading to the creation of a multicultural and multiracial society.

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

That soon became the center of New France, and its cash “crop” consisted of furs gained through barter with Native American groups or taken by French trappers.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

This estimate was very roughly corroborated two decades later by the Marquis de Denonville, governor of New France, who destroyed the annual harvest of four adjacent Haudenosaunee villages to deter future attacks.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann