English
Acadian
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /əˈkeɪ.di.n̩/
  • (America) IPA: /əˈkeɪ.di.n̩/, /əˈkeɪ.dʒn̩/
Adjective

Acadian

  1. Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
  2. (geology) Of or pertaining to the Acadian epoch.
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Acadian (plural Acadians)

  1. A native of Acadia or their descendants who moved to Louisiana; a Cajun. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
  2. (Canada) A French speaking descendant of the early settlers in the Maritime Provinces.
Proper noun
  1. (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.
  2. (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.
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