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Definition: (proper name) - Acadia

L'Acadie était la première colonie française dans l'est du Canada, dont les habitants ont été ensuite exilés en Louisiane en 1755. - Acadia was the first French colony in in Eastern Canada, whose inhabitants were later exiled to Louisiana in 1755.

Related: acadien (adj) and Acadien (proper noun) - Acadian

Le mot cajun vient de l'adjectif acadien. - The word "Cajun" comes from the adjective "Acadian."

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Pronunciation: [ah kah dee]Audio Link

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