"native or inhabitant of the French colony of Acadia" in what is now the Canadian Maritimes, 1705, from Acadia, Latinized form of Acadie, French name of Nova Scotia, probably from Archadia, [..]

A person from Acadia; also a descendant of French settlers who came from the Acadia region of Canada, or present-day New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. In 1755 during the French and [..]

(n) an early French settler in the Maritimes

Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. "Acadian farmers." . A native of Acadie. <geology> Acadian epoch, an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology. <ornithology> Acadian owl, a small North American owl (Nyctule Acadica); the saw [..]

Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture. First attested in the early 19th century. (geology) Of or pertaining to the Acadian epoch.