I. əˈkādēən; apparently formerly also əˈkājən — compare cajun noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Acadia, French colony of 17th and 18th century consisting principally of what is now Nova Scotia (from French Acadie ) + English -an
1. : a native or inhabitant of Acadia
2.
a. : a Louisianian descended from French-speaking immigrants from Acadia
b. : a dialect of French spoken by Acadians
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : of or relating to the onetime French colony of Acadia
b. : of or relating to the Acadians
2. : of or relating to the mountain-making movements in No. America in or near the Devonian period