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.

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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)

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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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Prince Edward Island

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

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025

Human bones were found protruding from the side of an eroding cliff on Prince Edward Island in Canada late last month.

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

His 2024 trip will take the 66-year-old on a "serpentine journey", starting in Canada, where he'll go from Prince Edward Island to Ontario.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023

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