maritime provinces

Noun
  1. The collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (synset 108840570)
    is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    has:
    • acadia - the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
    • new brunswick - a province in southeastern Canada
    • nova scotia - the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns
    • prince edward island - an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada
    is a part of: canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
    same as: canadian maritime provinces, maritimes

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