Acadian
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- noun
- /əˈkeɪdiən/
- Brasseaux estimates that the transition from "Acadian to Cajun" was completed by 1877.
- Louisiana Acadian
- French Acadian
- Cajun and Acadian
Examples
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All definitions focus on or refer to Acadian ancestry, French language, ecological, and cultural.
Academic text (1998) -
Nevertheless, in these early accounts, the Acadians did not appear as a discrete group.
Academic text (1998) -
In this video, we will move on and cover the ascension of the Acadian Empire and its subsequent fall.
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The Acadian upper class remained Acadian/acadienne, and the lower class became Cajun/cadienne.
Academic text (1998) -
The French Shore between Yarmouth and Digby is so-called because of the Acadian origins of the earlier settlers.
Academic text (1999) -
Before the Civil War, the Acadians constituted a highly stratified and diversified socioeconomic group.
Academic text (1998) -
In parallel with the evolution in French, the Acadians, no longer French or Creoles, were exclusively labeled Acadians or Cajuns.
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The Acadians have a rich cultural heritage that reflects their French origins in Canada.
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Every summer, the Acadian festival celebrates their unique music and traditions.
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Many Acadians enjoy discussing their ancestors' history and the struggles they faced in Nova Scotia.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Acadian comes from the French place name Acadie, the name for parts of eastern Canada where early French settlers lived. One helpful way to remember it is that Acadie may come from a local native word meaning 'fertile land' or from Arcadia, meaning 'beautiful countryside', so Acadian simply means someone 'from Acadia' and refers to that people's culture and history.