English - Etymology

First attested in 1705. From Acadia +‎ -an (“one that is”).

English - Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkeɪ.di.n̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkeɪ.di.n̩/, /əˈkeɪ.dʒn̩/
• Rhymes: -eɪdiən

English - Adjective

Acadian (comparative more Acadian, superlative most Acadian)

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

Usage notes

• The second US pronunciation is a rarely used historical version, that lead to the word Cajun.

Derived terms

• Acadian epoch
• Acadian French
• Acadian owl

Translations

Translations

English - Proper Noun

Acadian

1. A native of Acadia or their descendants who moved to Louisiana; a Cajun. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
2. (Canada) A French speaking descendant of the early settlers in the Maritime Provinces.
3. (rare) Acadian French: the form of French spoken in Acadia.

   In many places, Acadian has been supplanted by English and by Standard French.

4. (rare) Acadian epoch; the Middle Cambrian; the geologic time period from 497 million year ago to 509 million year ago.

   The Burgess Shale contains fossils of very odd organisms that lived during the Acadian.

Translations

English - Derived Terms

• Cajun

English - References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7)
2. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5)

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