New France

proper noun

A group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States.

Similar
French North America
OriginFrench Nouvelle-France ← Middle French Nouvelle France →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States.

    Synonyms: French North America

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States.

Similar
French North America

Origin

  1. Middle FrenchNouvelle France
  2. FrenchNouvelle-France
  3. EnglishNew France

From new + France. Calque of French Nouvelle-France. From Middle French Nouvelle France.

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Translations

Arabic فَرَنْسَا الْجَدِيدَة
  • فَرَنْسَا الْجَدِيدَة (faransā l-jadīda)France's former possessions and colonies in North America
Basque Frantzia Berria
  • Frantzia BerriaFrance's former possessions and colonies in North America
Chinese Mandarin 新法蘭西 /新法兰西
  • 新法蘭西 /新法兰西 (Xīn Fǎlánxī)France's former possessions and colonies in North America
Danish Ny Frankrig
  • Ny FrankrigFrance's former possessions and colonies in North America
Finnish Uusi Ranska
  • Uusi RanskaFrance's former possessions and colonies in North America
French Nouvelle-France
  • Nouvelle-FranceFrance's former possessions and colonies in North America
German Neufrankreich
  • NeufrankreichFrance's former possessions and colonies in North America
Greek Νέα Γαλλία
  • Νέα Γαλλία (Néa Gallía)France's former possessions and colonies in North America
Japanese ヌーベルフランス
  • ヌーベルフランス (Nūberu Furansu)France's former possessions and colonies in North America
Korean 누벨프랑스
  • 누벨프랑스 (Nubelpeurangseu)France's former possessions and colonies in North America
Polish Nowa Francja
  • Nowa FrancjaFrance's former possessions and colonies in North America
Romanian Noua Franța
  • Noua FranțaFrance's former possessions and colonies in North America
Russian Но́вая Фра́нция
  • Но́вая Фра́нция (Nóvaja Fráncija)France's former possessions and colonies in North America
Spanish Nueva Francia
  • Nueva FranciaFrance's former possessions and colonies in North America
Thai นูแวลฟร็องส์
  • นูแวลฟร็องส์France's former possessions and colonies in North America
Turkish Yeni Fransa
  • Yeni FransaFrance's former possessions and colonies in North America
Cite this entry
APA

New France. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20France

MLA

“New France.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20France. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New France,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20France.

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