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Vinony

Nova Scotia

proper noun

  1. province of Canada
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/ / /ˌnəʊ.və ˈskəʊ.ʃə/

name

Etymology: From Latin, literally “New Scotland”, from nova, feminine of novus (“new”) + Scōtia (“Scotland”).

  1. A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Halifax.
  2. A peninsula on the coast of the Atlantic, comprising most of the province of Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia peninsula.