| nova scotia | (n) a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River |
| nova scotia | (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 |
| nova scotia lox | (n) brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes sugar is also used in the curing, Syn. Nova style salmon, Nova Scotia salmon, Nova lox, Nova salmon |
| nova scotian | (n) a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia, Syn. bluenose |
