Definitions

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
  • noun A native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia, Canada

Etymologies

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Nova Scotia +‎ -an

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Examples

  • That Dr. Santuccione is more corrupt than the freakin' Canadian mafia specifically, those members hailing from the Nova Scotian peninsula.

    Menace to Propriety: Sharing the Road BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • The 49-year-old Nova Scotian was formerly director of communications for Peter MacKay when the latter was leader of the now-defunct Progressive Conservatives.

    Peace, order and good government, eh?: February 2006 Archives 2006

  • Sadly, Andrew the Super Nova Scotian, is selling his bed & breakfast.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Lisa B. 2006

  • Sadly, Andrew the Super Nova Scotian, is selling his bed & breakfast.

    Just in time for your move to Canada ... Lisa B. 2006

  • Brunswick as in Nova Scotia and the same results were to be anticipated, if Nova Scotian means were used; and the slave owners gave way.

    The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 Various

  • Upon arriving at the Nova Scotian port, whither the _Oxford's_ consorts had preceded her, the officers and crew of the _Tehuantepec Girl_ were landed.

    The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917

  • For 1,400 or 1,500 miles of this distance, the Nova Scotian, the Habitan, and the Upper Canadian have spread, more or less in lines and patches over the ground, until the population of

    Canada and the States 1860

  • Nova Scotian singer Sarah McLachlan, who founded the short-lived Lilith Fair in 1997 to showcase female artists, veered into Seattle this week, where she played the first show of a two-night stand Tuesday at Chateau Ste.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Hawaii and California may get more attention, but the Nova Scotian capital has waves that will surprise - and challenge - even experienced surfers.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed GEOFF BIRD 2011

  • He would not respond when asked if it was because of any perceived conflict of interest, given his ties to the Conservative Party and Defence Minister Peter MacKay, a fellow Nova Scotian.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Oliver Moore 2012

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