Maritime Provinces

The Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. They were politically distinct until joining the Canadian confederation in 1867.

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Maritimes

pl n (Placename) the Maritime Provinces another name for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, but often excluding Newfoundland and Labrador

Mar′itime Prov′inces

n.pl. the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Also called Mar′i•times`. Mar′i•tim`er, n.

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Maritime Provinces - the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward IslandCanadian Maritime Provinces, MaritimesCanada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"Acadia - the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime ProvincesNew Brunswick - a province in southeastern CanadaNova Scotia - the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as CajunsPrince Edward Island - an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada

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Canada, term applied to Nova ScotiaNova Scotia
[Lat.,=new Scotland], province (2001 pop. 908,007), 21,425 sq mi (55,491 sq km), E Canada. Geography

One of the Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia comprises a mainland peninsula and, across the Canso Strait, the adjacent Cape Breton Island.
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province (2001 pop. 729,498), 28,345 sq mi (73,433 sq km), including 519 sq mi (1,345 sq km) of water surface, E Canada. Geography

One of the Maritime Provinces, New Brunswick is bounded on the N by Chaleur Bay and Quebec prov.
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province (2001 pop. 135,294), 2,184 sq mi (5,657 sq km), E Canada, off N.B. and N.S. Geography

One of the Maritime Provinces, Prince Edward Island lies in the Gulf of St.
..... Click the link for more information. , which before the formation of the Canadian confederation (1867) were politically distinct from Canada proper.

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noun the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

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