Acadia (disambiguation)
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Acadia
is the region of northeastern North America which was established as a French colony in the 17th century.
Acadia can also mean:
Acadia
Acadia was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed territory stretching as far south as...
is the region of northeastern North America which was established as a French colony in the 17th century.
Acadia can also mean:
Places
- Acadia National ParkAcadia National ParkAcadia National Park is a National Park located in the U.S. state of Maine. It reserves much of Mount Desert Island, and associated smaller islands, off the Atlantic coast...
, a U.S. national park in Maine - Acadia Parish, LouisianaAcadia Parish, LouisianaAcadia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Crowley. According to the 2010 census, the population of Acadia Parish is 61,773. The parish was founded from parts of St...
, USA - Acadia, Maine, USA
- Acadia (electoral district)Acadia (electoral district)Acadia was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.-History:Acadia was created in 1924 from Battle River and Bow River ridings...
, a former Canadian electoral district - Acadia, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- AcadianaAcadianaAcadiana, or The Heart of Acadiana, is the official name given to the French Louisiana region that is home to a large Francophone population. Of the 64 parishes that make up Louisiana, 22 named parishes and other parishes of similar cultural environment, make up the intrastate...
, the French Louisiana region that is home to a large Cajun population - Acadia, South Carolina, a mixed-use neighborhood in Piedmont, South Carolina, USA
- Acadia No. 34, AlbertaAcadia No. 34, AlbertaThe Municipal District of Acadia No. 34 is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Calgary, close to the Saskatchewan border, in Census Division No. 4....
, a municipal district - Acadia Islet of Ducie Island
Biology
- Acadia (amphibian), a (possibly invalid) genus of temnospondyl amphibians
- Acadia (gnat), a (possibly invalid) genus of fungus gnatFungus gnatFungus gnats are small, dark, short-lived flies, of the families Sciaridae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae and Mycetophilidae , sometimes placed in the superfamily Mycetophiloidea, whose larvae feed on plant roots or fungi and aid in the decomposition of organic matter...
s described by Vockeroth in 1980
Transport
- CSS AcadiaCSS AcadiaCSS Acadia is a former hydrographic surveying and oceanographic research ship of the Hydrographic Survey of Canada and its successor the Canadian Hydrographic Service....
, a museum ship in Halifax, Nova Scotia. - USS Acadia
- GMC AcadiaGMC AcadiaThe GMC Acadia is a full-size crossover SUV from GM. The GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook share the new GM Lambda platform. The Acadia went on sale in the United States in December 2006, and in Canada in January, 2007...
, a 2007 Crossover SUV - Acadian (passenger train), passenger train operated by the Southern Pacific
Other
- Acadia UniversityAcadia UniversityAcadia University is a predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level...
, a post-secondary institution in Wolfville, Nova Scotia - Acadian FrenchAcadian FrenchAcadian French , is a regionalized dialect of Canadian French. It is spoken by the francophone population of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by small minorities in areas in the Gaspé region of eastern Quebec, by small groups of francophones in Prince Edward Island, in several tiny pockets...
- Acadian World CongressAcadian World CongressThe Acadian World Congress, or Le Congrès Mondial Acadien, is a festival of Acadian and Cajun culture and history, held every five years. It is also informally known as the Acadian Reunion...
- ACADIA PharmaceuticalsAcadia PharmaceuticalsACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The company has a portfolio of four product candidates, including pimavanserin, which is in Phase III clinical development as a treatment for Parkinson's disease psychosis...
, a biopharmaceutical company - ACADIAACADIAThe Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture is a non-profit organization active in the area of computer-aided architectural design .- Mission statement :...
, a non-profit organization active in the area of computer-aided architectural design - Acadia (technical partnership)Acadia (technical partnership)Acadia is a joint venture announced in November 2009 between Cisco and the EMC Corporation with additional support from EMC's subsidiary, VMWare as well as the Intel Corporation. Acadia will build sell and support products aimed at corporate data centers....
, a joint venture in storage between Cisco, EMC, VMWare and Intel - Acadia PharmaceuticalsAcadia PharmaceuticalsACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The company has a portfolio of four product candidates, including pimavanserin, which is in Phase III clinical development as a treatment for Parkinson's disease psychosis...
- Acadia, a brand of spring water products available at Stop & ShopStop & ShopThe Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is a chain of supermarkets located mostly in the northeastern United States. Its main rivals are Shaw's Star Market and Hannaford in New England, while ShopRite and the A&P family of supermarkets are its main competition in New York and New Jersey.- History :Stop...
See also
- Acadian (disambiguation)Acadian (disambiguation)Acadians are natives of Acadia, a region of northeastern North America .Acadian may also mean:*Acadian French, a French dialect*Acadian World Congress*List of Acadians*Acadian Peninsula...
- Acadie (disambiguation)
- AcadiemanAcadiemanAcadieman is the first Acadian superhero, created by cartoonist and musician Daniel "Dano" Leblanc. His animated series Acadieman, began airing in late 2005, and can be seen on both Rogers TV and TV Rogers...
- Arcadia (disambiguation)Arcadia (disambiguation)-Australia:* Arcadia, New South Wales, Australia* Arcadia, Queensland, Australia* Arcadia, Victoria, Australia-United States:* Arcadia * Arcadia, Arizona* Arcadia, California* Arcadia, Florida* Arcadia, Indiana* Arcadia, Iowa...
- AccadiaAccadiaAccadia is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Until the mid-20th century it was just within the eastern frontier of the region of Campania in the province of Avellino....
, a town in Apulia, Italy - Akkadian
- Acca (disambiguation)
- CajunCajunCajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles...
, a variant of Acadian