a peninsula in E Canada, between the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy
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a province of E Canada, consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island: first settled by the French as Acadia. Capital: Halifax. Pop: 921 727 (2011 est). Area: 52 841 sq km (20 402 sq miles)
Abbreviation: NS
Nova Scotia in American English
(ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə)
province of SE Canada, consisting of a peninsula on the Atlantic, & Cape Breton Island: 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km); pop. 909,000; cap. Halifax