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Definition of Acadan
A*ca"di*an (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to
Acadie, or Nova Scotia. "Acadian farmers." Longfellow.
-- n. A native of Acadie.
Acadian epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the
beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American
rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology. --
Acadian owl (Zoöl.), a small North
American owl (Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Of or pertaining to Acadie
Note: The 1913 Webster also used this in reference to Nova Scotia.
Quotations
*Acadian farmers - Longfellow
- A native of Acadie.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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