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Nova Scotia definition

Nova Sco·tia (nō′və skō′s̸hə)

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: abbrev. NS

Etymology: ModL, New Scotland

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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