(n)the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. skoti`a darkness, a sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow it casts, from sko`tos darkness. ] (Arch.) A concave molding used especially in classical architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]
[哈利法克斯, Hā lì fǎ kè sī, ㄏㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ]Halifax (name); Halifax city, capital of Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax, town in West Yorkshire, England#179882[Add to Longdo]