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Nova Scotian, n. and a.|nəʊvə ˈskəʊʃ(ɪ)ən|
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the province of Nova Scotia in Eastern Canada.
1867B. Murdoch Hist. Nova Scotia III. xxxix. 536 Captain Stewart..assured them he was a Nova Scotian in temperament. 1879Rep. of Nova Scotia Hist. Soc. I. 28 As Nova Scotians, the duty of the moment..is to garner up the materials of Provincial History before they perish. 1913B. Wilson Nova Scotia (ed. 2) iii. 29 Cherishing of the memory of their worthy forerunners is perhaps the most marked characteristic of Nova Scotians today. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 3/2 A Nova Scotian, he is the only declared candidate from the Atlantic provinces. 1971E. Jones in J. Spencer Eng. Lang. W. Afr. 67 The Sierra Leone settlement consisted of the following groups of people: The Black Poor, the Maroons and Nova Scotians, and the West African recaptives.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Nova Scotia.
1866B. Murdoch Hist. Nova Scotia II. p. iii, By almost imperceptible degrees the people acquire habits, sentiments and pursuits suited to the land in which they live..and thus the Nova Scotian character is gradually developed. 1869Bradshaw's Railway Manual XXI. 390 The Nova Scotian Government secured the passage of an Act to authorize the extension of the trunk line. 1902W. James Var. Relig. Exper. viii. 173 The autobiography of Henry Alline, the Nova Scotian evangelist. 1969in Halpert & Story Christmas Mumming in Newfoundland 24 South coast Newfoundlanders..manned a substantial part of the Nova Scotian..deep-sea fishing fleets. |