Maritime Provinces
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Maritime Provinces

geographical name

Definition of MARITIME PROVINCES

the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, & Prince Edward Island —formerly considered by some to include also Nfld.&Lab. — see atlantic provinces

Variants of MARITIME PROVINCES

Maritime Provinces or the Maritimes

Maritime Provinces

   (Concise Encyclopedia)

Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. They are located on the Atlantic Coast and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. With Newfoundland and Labrador they form the Atlantic Provinces. The name Acadia was applied to much of the region during French colonial rule, until it was ceded to the British in 1713.

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