Acadian
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Acadian
- /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/ UK
- /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/ US
- /əˈkeɪ.d͡ʒən/ US
Sounds like Akkadian · Rhymes with -eɪdiən
Where it comes from
First attested in 1705. From Acadia + -n (“one that is”).
adjective more Acadian · most Acadian
- Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture.
- Of or pertaining to the Acadian epoch.
noun Acadians
- A native of Acadia or their descendants who moved to Louisiana; a Cajun.
- A descendant of the settlers of the French colony of Acadia in current eastern Canada. More specifically a speaker of Acadian French.
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Acadian French (“the form of French spoken in Acadia”). In many places, Acadian has been supplanted by English and by Standard French.
- The Middle Cambrian epoch, lasting from 497 million years ago to 509 million years ago. The Burgess Shale contains fossils of very odd organisms that lived during the Acadian.
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Talk about this word "Acadian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acadian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Acadian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acadian "Acadian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acadian.Cite this
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title = {Acadian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acadian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
