maritime provinces
Noun
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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 Earthhas:
- 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 Canadasame as: canadian maritime provinces, maritimes
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