NOUN | location | Nova Scotia | a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River |
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location | Nova Scotia | the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island |
Meaning | A peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River. | |
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Instance of | peninsula | A large mass of land projecting into a body of water |
Part of | Nova Scotia | The Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island |
Spanish | Nueva Escocia | |
Catalan | Nova Escòcia |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Instance of | Canadian province | Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes |
Part of | Maritime Provinces, Maritimes, Canadian Maritime Provinces | The collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island |
Parts | Cape Breton Island | An island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia |
Cape Sable | A promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia | |
Halifax | provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia | |
Nova Scotia | A peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River | |
Spanish | Nova Scotia, Nueva Escocia | |
Catalan | Nova Escòcia, Nova Scotia |
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