Definitions
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- proper noun A dialect of French spoken in the Maritime Provinces of
Canada , and portions ofMaine .
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Examples
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In the Cape Breton communities of Cheticamp and Isle Madame, Acadian French is still the main language of daily discourse for plenty of people.
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Royale would be that of the Acadian French, who were too numerous to be transported in the summary manner practised in the case of the fishermen of Placentia.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America Francis Parkman 1858
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Another example from Cape Breton is Acadian French.
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