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Acadian : (noun)
1: an early French settler in the Maritimes [syn: Acadian]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Acadian : \A*ca"di*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. ``Acadian
farmers.'' --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.
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 (Zo["o]l.), a small North American owl
({Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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