Nova Scotia
Definitions of Nova Scotia
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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 Cajunsexample of:Canadian provinceCanada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes
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a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence Riverexample of:peninsulaa large mass of land projecting into a body of water
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