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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Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

As most other provinces, like Alberta, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island, moved to liberalise their liquor sales and allow for privately-run stores, Ontario stayed mostly the same.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

For Prince Edward Island, the Age of Sail peaked between 1840 and 1880, when more than 3,000 wooden sailing ships were built on the island, Professor MacDonald said.

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