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Prince Edward Island

American  

noun

  1. an island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, forming a province of Canada: 2,184 sq. mi. (5,655 sq. km). Charlottetown.


Prince Edward Island British  

noun

  1. Abbrevs: PE.   PEI.  an island in the Gulf of St Lawrence that constitutes the smallest Canadian province. Capital: Charlottetown. Pop: 137 864 (2004 est). Area: 5656 sq km (2184 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Prince Edward Island Cultural  
  1. Province in eastern Canada in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, separated by the Northumberland Strait from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, with which it makes up the Maritime Provinces; Canada's smallest province. Charlottetown is its capital and largest city.


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The note - which appeared to be signed 'Annie Chiasson' - said the bottle had been put to sea from a ferry travelling between Prince Edward Island and Iles-de-la-Madeleine in August 2024.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

This season will be filmed across Canada, with competitions held in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal and Prince Edward Island.

From Salon Feb. 2, 2025

As a result, there were hundreds of shipwrecks around the island, said Edward MacDonald, a history professor at the University of Prince Edward Island.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2024

He was right: A herd of pregnant females had located a loose patchwork of ice near Prince Edward Island, hauled out, and given birth.

From National Geographic Jan. 23, 2024

Later recoveries of banded birds showed that these Florida-born eagles range northward along the coast into Canada as far as Prince Edward Island, although they had previously been considered nonmigratory.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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