Nova Scotia

American  

[noh-vuh skoh-shuh] / ˈnoʊ və ˈskoʊ ʃə /

noun

1. a peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Halifax.

2. Informal. Nova Scotia salmon.

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Nova Scotia British  

/ ˈnəʊvə ˈskəʊʃə /

noun

1. a peninsula in E Canada, between the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy

2. 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)

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Nova Scotia Cultural  

1. 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.

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French settlers, who called the area Acadia, were expelled by the British in the 1750s. Many of the exiled Acadians settled in Louisiana and became the ancestors of today's Cajuns.

Other Word Forms

• Nova Scotian
  adjective

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Nova Scotia

Set in a fictional trailer park in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Trailer Park Boys follows the adventures of three longtime friends and petty criminals.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Find insight on Scotiabank, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Klarna Group and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Find insight on Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Klarna Group and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Some agreed, like the leader of the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia, Tim Houston.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Dr. Pickett began his work some thirty-five years ago in the apple orchards of the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia, once one of the most concentrated fruit-growing areas in Canada.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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