a province of SE Canada on the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy: extensively forested. Capital: Fredericton. Pop: 751 171 (2011 est). Area: 72 092 sq km (27 835 sq miles)
Abbreviation: NB
New Brunswick in American English
province of SE Canada, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence: 28,354 sq mi (73,437 sq km); pop. 738,000; cap. Fredericton
abbrev. NB
Word origin
named to honor George III, who was also elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg