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Nouvelle-Écosse

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From nouvelle (feminine of nouveau (new)) +‎ Écosse (Scotland); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nu.vɛ.l‿e.kɔs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun

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Nouvelle-Écosse f

  1. Nova Scotia (a province in eastern Canada)
  2. Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia peninsula (a peninsula on the coast of the Atlantic, comprising most of the province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia peninsula)

Derived terms

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