Example sentences for: acadians

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  • The British had scattered Nova Scotia’s French Acadians, some to the nearby islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon (still French today), others as far as Louisiana, while a small nucleus remained in New Brunswick.

  • Epitome of the town’s more peaceful side, the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens south of the city center display flora representative of the region’s inhabitants: mayflower and pines for the Micmacs; iris and the vegetables the Acadians grew, with a reconstruction of their ingenious system of dykes and a typical Acadian cottage; an English rose arbor; and Victorian flower beds.

  • Descendants of Acadians and Loyalists, the warm and friendly Gaspesians are a more harmonious mix of French- and English-speaking citizens than elsewhere in Québec.

  • Many of the villages fly the Acadians’ blue, white, and red flag modeled on that of France, but with a single star added to the blue band.

  • Along the Annapolis River road, such pretty little villages as Middleton, Lawrencetown, and Bridgetown bear the unmistakable mark of the New Englanders who moved into the region to take over the Acadians’ farms.


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