Acadia
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- proper noun
- /əˈkeɪdiə/
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Acadia
- Many tourists flock to Acadia every summer to enjoy the coastal scenery and hiking trails.
Examples
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Later, it was renamed Acadia, the original French name for the area.
Academic text (1993) -
If you like the outdoors, go to Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island!
Blog text (8) -
Follow Route 3 around Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island for some great scenery!
Blog text (13) -
In 1972, I fell down a cliff in Maine, in Acadia National Park, and broke my ankle.
Fiction book (1992) -
We got a house in Maine, near Acadia National Park, and... I used to take my son to watch the seals pull themselves up on the rocks there.
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Doctoral students and other researchers have helped the staff at Acadia National Park, in Maine, determine when and where public use has threatened park resources.
Academic text (2016) -
One state over in Crowley, LA, Acadia Parish is smaller than Amarillo, composed of 27 schools and about 700 teachers.
Academic text (2007) -
Louisianians originating from the province of Acadia in Canada were named and identified as Acadians and likewise as Cajuns since the word.
Academic text (1998) -
The next year, Comet Tago-Sato-Kosaka 1969 IX interrupted my college studies at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Academic text (1994) -
Acadia is known for its stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean and diverse wildlife.
Compounds
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A national park on the coast of Maine with rocky shores and forested mountains
Surface Forms
Etymology
Acadia probably comes from the Greek name Arcadia or from a local native word like akadie, both giving the idea 'land of plenty'. So, the name Acadia helps you remember the region as a rich, welcoming place that was settled by the French.