Nova Scotia
Americannoun
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a peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Halifax.
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Informal. Nova Scotia salmon.
noun
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a peninsula in E Canada, between the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy
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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: 936 960 (2004 est). Area: 52 841 sq km (20 402 sq miles)
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Province in eastern Canada, including a peninsula to the east of New Brunswick and Cape Breton Island, as well as several smaller adjacent islands. With New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia makes up the Maritime Provinces. Halifax is its capital and largest city.
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French settlers, who called the area Acadia, were expelled by the British in the 1750s. Many of the exiled Acadians settled in Louisiana and became the ancestors of today's Cajuns.
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- Nova Scotian adjective
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"Nova Scotia has the highest tides in the world -- when we're working there, we're racing against the tide, when the ocean comes back in," says Mann.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
Bank of Nova Scotia has its sights on strong earnings growth in the coming year despite the lingering uncertainty brought on by U.S. trade policy, with capital and liquidity measures expected to remain solid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
One option that has surfaced is a proposed whale sanctuary off Canada's Atlantic coast, in Nova Scotia province.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
Indy is the most empathetic scream queen of the year so far — and I mean that literally as his breed, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever, is known for its high-pitched wail.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
The outlay for insecticides in Nova Scotia apple orchards is only from 10 to 20 per cent of the amount spent in most other apple-growing areas.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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