Meanings
Origin
- LatinNova Scōtia
- EnglishNova Scotia
From Latin Nova Scōtia, literally “New Scotland”, from nova, feminine of novus (“new”) + Scōtia (“Scotland”).
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Afrikaans Nova Scotia, Nieu-Skotland
- Nova Scotiaprovince in eastern Canada
- Nieu-Skotlandprovince in eastern Canada
Arabic نُوفَا سْكُوتْيَا, نُوفَا سْكُوشَا
- نُوفَا سْكُوتْيَا (nūfā skūtyā)province in eastern Canada
- نُوفَا سْكُوشَا (nūfā skūšā)province in eastern Canada
- إسكتلندا الجديدةprovince in eastern Canada
Basque Eskozia Berria
- Eskozia Berriaprovince in eastern Canada
Bulgarian Но́ва Ско́тия
- Но́ва Ско́тия (Nóva Skótija)province in eastern Canada
Catalan Nova Escòcia
- Nova Escòciaprovince in eastern Canada
Chinese Cantonese 諾華斯高沙 /诺华斯高沙, 斯高沙
- 諾華斯高沙 /诺华斯高沙 (nok⁶ waa⁴ si¹ gou¹ saa¹)province in eastern Canada
- 斯高沙 (si¹ gou¹ saa¹)province in eastern Canada
- 新斯高沙 (san¹ si¹ gou¹ saa¹)province in eastern Canada
Chinese Mandarin 新斯科舍, 新斯科細亞 /新斯科细亚
- 新斯科舍 (Xīn Sīkēshè)province in eastern Canada
- 新斯科細亞 /新斯科细亚 (Xīn Sīkēxìyà)province in eastern Canada
- 諾華斯高沙 /诺华斯高沙 (Nuòhuá Sīgāoshā)province in eastern Canada
- 斯高沙 (Sīgāoshā)province in eastern Canada
Czech Nové Skotsko
- Nové Skotskoprovince in eastern Canada
Danish Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotiaprovince in eastern Canada
Dutch Nova Scotia, Nieuw-Schotland
- Nova Scotiaprovince in eastern Canada
- Nieuw-Schotlandprovince in eastern Canada
Esperanto Nov-Skotio
- Nov-Skotioprovince in eastern Canada
Estonian Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotiaprovince in eastern Canada
Finnish Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotiaprovince in eastern Canada
French Nouvelle-Écosse
- Nouvelle-Écosseprovince in eastern Canada
German Neuschottland, Nova Scotia
- Neuschottlandprovince in eastern Canada
- Nova Scotiaprovince in eastern Canada
Greek Νέα Σκωτία
- Νέα Σκωτία (Néa Skotía)province in eastern Canada
Hindi नोवा स्कॉटिया
- नोवा स्कॉटिया (novā skŏṭiyā)province in eastern Canada
Hungarian Új-Skócia
- Új-Skóciaprovince in eastern Canada
Icelandic Nýja-Skotland
- Nýja-Skotlandprovince in eastern Canada
Irish Albain Nua
- Albain Nuaprovince in eastern Canada
Italian Nuova Scozia
- Nuova Scoziaprovince in eastern Canada
Japanese ノバスコシア, ノバスコシア州
- ノバスコシア (Nobasukoshia)province in eastern Canada
- ノバスコシア州 (Nobasukoshia-shū)province in eastern Canada
Korean 노바스코샤
- 노바스코샤 (Nobaseukosya)province in eastern Canada
Latin Nova Scōtia
- Nova Scōtiaprovince in eastern Canada
Latvian Jaunskotija
- Jaunskotijaprovince in eastern Canada
Lithuanian Naujoji Škotija
- Naujoji Škotijaprovince in eastern Canada
Norwegian Bokmål Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotiaprovince in eastern Canada
Polish Nowa Szkocja
- Nowa Szkocjaprovince in eastern Canada
Portuguese Nova Escócia
- Nova Escóciaprovince in eastern Canada
Romanian Noua Scoție
- Noua Scoțieprovince in eastern Canada
Russian Но́вая Шотла́ндия
- Но́вая Шотла́ндия (Nóvaja Šotlándija)province in eastern Canada
Scottish Gaelic Alba Nuadh
- Alba Nuadhprovince in eastern Canada
Slovak Nové Škótsko
- Nové Škótskoprovince in eastern Canada
Spanish Nueva Escocia
- Nueva Escociaprovince in eastern Canada
Swedish Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotiaprovince in eastern Canada
Ukrainian Нова Шотландія
- Нова Шотландія (Nova Šotlandija)province in eastern Canada
Vietnamese Nô-va Xcô-ti-a
- Nô-va Xcô-ti-aprovince in eastern Canada
Welsh Nova Scotia, yr Alban Newydd
- Nova Scotiaprovince in eastern Canada
- yr Alban Newyddprovince in eastern Canada
Cite this entry
APA
Nova Scotia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nova%20Scotia
MLA
“Nova Scotia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nova%20Scotia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nova Scotia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nova%20Scotia.
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