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| a former French colony in SE Canada: ceded to Great Britain 1713. |
[a-ka-dee] .| A·ca·di·a (ə-kā'dē-ə) A region and former French colony of eastern Canada, chiefly in Nova Scotia but also including New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, and the coastal area from the St. Lawrence River south into Maine. During the French and Indian War (1755-1763) many Acadians migrated or were deported by the British to southern territories, including Louisiana, where their descendants came to be known as Cajuns. |
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