Acadian

comparative more Acadian · superlative most Acadian

1. Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture.First known use First attested in the early 19th century.
2. geographyOf or pertaining to the Acadian epoch.

plural Acadians

1. A native of Acadia or their descendants who moved to Louisiana; a Cajun.First known use First attested in the early 18th century.
2. CanadaA descendant of the settlers of the French colony of Acadia in current eastern Canada. More specifically a speaker of Acadian French.

1. abbreviationellipsisrareEllipsis of Acadian French (“the form of French spoken in Acadia”).

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

2. geographyThe Middle Cambrian epoch, lasting from 497 million years ago to 509 million years ago.

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