See Also: Acadian(medicine)
ACADIAN(finance)
Acadian(dictionary)
Acadian orogeny(encyclopedia)

Acadian (iou)



Acadian noun & adjective. Chiefly N. Amer. E18.
[from Acadia (see below), French Acadie + -AN. Cf. CAJUN.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of Acadia, a former French colony on the N. American Atlantic coast which included the present Nova Scotia and some adjacent areas; spec. a French-speaking descendant of early settlers in Acadia, living esp. in the Maritime Provinces of Canada or in Louisiana. E18.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or originating from Acadia. E19.