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Nova Scotia

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nō′və skō′shə)

No•va Sco•tia (nō′və skō′shə),USA pronunciation

Place Namesa peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 812,127;
21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Cap.: Halifax.
Food, Informal Terms[Informal.]See Nova Scotia salmon.

No′va Sco′tian.

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Nova Scotia /ˈnəʊvə ˈskəʊʃə/ n

a peninsula in E Canada, between the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy
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: 921 727 (2011 est). Area: 52 841 sq km (20 402 sq miles)

Abbreviation: NS

'Nova Scotia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Acadian - Annapolis Royal - Atlantic Provinces - Cabot - Cape Breton Island - Digby chicken - Fundy - Grand Pré - Halifax - Louisbourg - Minas Basin - Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever - Nova Scotian - NS - Pugwash conferences - Sable - Sable Island pony - Saint Lawrence - Sydney - Amherst - bluenose - Canso - Cape Breton - confederation - Dartmouth - Eastern Algonquian - French Shore - Glace Bay - Haligonian - Louisburg - lox - Maritime Provinces - Mersey - Micmac - New Glasgow - Northumberland Strait - nova - Nova Scotia lox - Nova Scotia salmon - Robinson - Truro - underbearer - Yarmouth - Scots Gaelic - Slocum

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