Main Entry:

No·va Sco·tia

Pronunciation:

\ˌnō-və-ˈskō-shə\

Function:

geographical name

province SE Canada comprising a peninsula (375 miles or 600 kilometers long) & Cape Breton Island ∗ Halifax area 20,402 square miles (52,840 square kilometers), population 913,462 — see acadia

— No·va Sco·tian \-shən\ adjective or noun