Acadian Coast
English
proper-noun
Definitions
- The west coast of the Bay of Fundy that was settled by French colonists to the colony of Acadia in New France of French North America; now part of the east coast of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
- The east coast of the Bay of Fundy that was settled by French colonists of the colony of eastern peninsular Acadia in New France of French North America; now part of the west coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
- The coast of the Mississippi River in the French colony of Louisiana of New France in French North America, where the exiled Acadians settled after being expelled from Acadia by the British conquerors; now part of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Etymology
Compound from English Acadia + English coast, Acadian + English coast.
Origin
English
coast
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Acadia English
- Acadian English
- Coastie English
- acadialite English
- coast English
- coast guard English
- coastal English
- coastbound English
- coaster English
- coastguard English
- coastguarding English
- coastland English
- coastless English
- coastline English
- coastward English
- coastwards English
- coastwatcher English
- coastwatching English
- coastwide English
- coastwise English
- discoast English
- downcoast English
- midcoast English
- palaeocoast English
- seacoast English
- surfcoast English
- upcoast English
- Arcadia Italian
- coste Middle English