Acadian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acadian \A*ca"di*an\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia. "Acadian
     farmers." --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.
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     {Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the


        American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American
        rocks known to be fossiliferous. See {Geology}.
  
     {Acadian owl} (Zool.), a small North American owl ({Nyctule
        Acadica}); the saw-whet.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Acadian
       n : an early French settler in the Maritimes