Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
the Fifth Week after Easter
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!
Click to donate today!
Bible Encyclopedias
Acadie
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
or Acadia, a name given by the French in 1603 to that part of the mainland of North America lying between the latitudes 40° and 46°. In the treaty of Utrecht (1713) the words used in transferring the French possessions to Britain were "Nova Scotia or Acadia." See Nova Scotia for the limits included at that date under the term.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acadie'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/acadie.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acadie'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/acadie.html. 1910.
