Nova Scotia
a peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Capital: Halifax.
Informal. Nova Scotia salmon.
Other words from Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotian, adjective, noun
Words Nearby Nova Scotia
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How to use Nova Scotia in a sentence
The company behind a proposed spaceport in Canso, Nova Scotia, has secured financing it says will allow it to begin construction on the facility this fall and get its first launch off the ground in 2022.
Rocket Report: Starship orbital flight details, Ariane 5 may delay Webb launch | Eric Berger | May 14, 2021 | Ars TechnicaSo within ancestral memory, for instance, my father, who was born in 1906, grew up in rural Nova Scotia, where there were people who had come after escaping slavery.
Hal Whitehead, a biologist at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, has spent decades following sperm whales around on boats, trying to figure out their intricate social structures.
Sperm whales have a surprisingly deep—and useful—culture | Ellie Shechet | March 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIn 2019, Page made a documentary called There’s Something in the Water, which explores environmental hardships experienced by communities of color in Nova Scotia, with $350,000 of his own money.
CATL hasn’t revealed details about the technology behind the extra-long-lasting batteries, but it’s likely they involve some of the measures described last year by a research team at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
New Record-Crushing Battery Lasts 1.2 Million Miles in Electric Cars | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | June 11, 2020 | Singularity Hub
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia—It's amazing what some fresh Nova Scotia air can do.
Politics End In Halifax As Democratic and GOP Senators Seek Common Ground on National Security | Tim Mak | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe couple will visit Pictou County for an event to celebrate Celtic heritage in Nova Scotia.
On Thursday, Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter said he had ordered four government departments to investigate Rehtaeh's death.
Take Stacie, a stay-at-home mom in Nova Scotia, Canada, who's struggled with sex-related pain for years.
September 1998: Swissair 111 crashes near Nova Scotia with 229 on board.
On that fatal day in August on which war broke out we were in Nova Scotia.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe citizens of Halifax, Nova Scotia, celebrated the 108th anniversary of the settlement of that place.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellA large number of loyalists were now leaving the States and settling in Nova Scotia.
History of Prince Edward Island | Duncan CampbellThey call the potatoes ‘Bluenoses’ just as they call the Nova Scotia folks.
Dorothy's Travels | Evelyn RaymondHe came from Nova Scotia, too, and called himself a typical Bluenose.
Dorothy's Travels | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for Nova Scotia
/ (ˈnəʊvə ˈskəʊʃə) /
a peninsula in E Canada, between the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy
a province of E Canada, consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island: first settled by the French as Acadia. Capital: Halifax. Pop: 936 960 (2004 est). Area: 52 841 sq km (20 402 sq miles)
- Abbreviation: NS
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Cultural definitions for Nova Scotia
Province in eastern Canada, including a peninsula to the east of New Brunswick and Cape Breton Island, as well as several smaller adjacent islands. With New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia makes up the Maritime Provinces. Halifax is its capital and largest city.
Notes for Nova Scotia
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