Acadia
[
uh
-
key
-dee-
uh
]
/əˈkeɪ di ə/
noun
1.
a former French colony in SE Canada: ceded to Great Britain 1713.
French
Acadie
[
a
-k
a
-
dee
]
/a kaˈdi/
(
Show IPA
)
.
British Dictionary definitions for
Acadia
Acadia
/
əˈkeɪdɪə
/
noun
1.
the Atlantic Provinces of Canada
the French-speaking areas of these provinces
2.
(formerly) a French colony in the present-day Atlantic Provinces: ceded to Britain in 1713
French name
Acadie
(
akadi
)