Nueva Escocia
Spanish
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Etymology
[edit]From nueva (feminine of nuevo (“new”)) + Escocia (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌnweba esˈkoθja/ [ˌnwe.β̞a esˈko.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˌnweba esˈkosja/ [ˌnwe.β̞a esˈko.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: Nue‧va Es‧co‧cia
Proper noun
[edit]- Nova Scotia (a province in eastern Canada)
- Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia peninsula (a peninsula on the coast of the Atlantic, comprising most of the province of Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia peninsula)
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- es:Nova Scotia, Canada
- es:Provinces and territories of Canada
- es:Places in Canada
- es:Peninsulas
- Spanish exonyms