New France
English
Etymology
From new + France. Calque of French Nouvelle-France. From Middle French Nouvelle France.
Proper noun
- (historical) A 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
Hyponyms
Translations
France's former possessions and colonies in North America
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References
- Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “New France”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.