Acadian
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
Acadian
- Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
- (geology) Of or pertaining to the Acadian epoch.
- French: acadien
- Portuguese: acádio
Acadian (plural Acadians)
- A native of Acadia or their descendants who moved to Louisiana; a Cajun. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
- (Canada) A French speaking descendant of the early settlers in the Maritime Provinces.
- (rare) Ellipsis of Acadian French#English|Acadian French: the form of French spoken in Acadia.
- In many places, Acadian has been supplanted by English and by Standard French.
- (geology) The Middle Cambrian epoch, lasting from 497 million years ago to 509 million years ago.
- The Burgess Shale contains fossils of very odd organisms that lived during the Acadian.
- French: Acadien
- French: Acadien
- Portuguese: acádio
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