Nouvelle-Écosse

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French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From nouvelle (feminine of nouveau (new)) +‎ Écosse (Scotland); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nu.vɛ.l‿e.kɔs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun[edit]

Nouvelle-Écosse f

  1. Nova Scotia (a province of Canada)

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