No·va Sco·tia (n  v sksh) Abbr. NS or N.S. A province of eastern Canada comprising a mainland peninsula and the adjacent Cape Breton Island. It joined the confederation in 1867. The first successful settlement was made by the French at Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal) in 1610. France and Great Britain bitterly contested the area, part of Acadia, until 1763, when the Treaty of Paris awarded the French possessions in North America to the British. During the 18th century many Scots immigrated to the region, leading to its name, a Latinized version of "New Scotland." Halifax is the capital and the largest city. Population: 913,000. No va Scotian adj. & n. |
Nova Scotia [ˈnəʊvə ˈskəʊʃə]
n
1. (Placename) a peninsula in E Canada, between the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy
2. (Placename) a province of E Canada, consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island: first settled by the French as Acadia. Capital: Halifax. Pop.: 942 700 (2001 est.). Area: 52 841 sq. km (20 402 sq. miles) Abbreviation NS
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| Noun | 1. |  Nova Scotia - a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence RiverNova 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 |
| 2. | 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 Canadian Maritime Provinces, Maritime Provinces, Maritimes - the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Cape Breton Island - an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia - a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River Halifax - provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia Cape Sable - a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia |
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Nova Scotia
n → Neuschottland nt
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