Nouvelle-France

See also: Nouvelle France

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

nouvelle +‎ France. From Middle French Nouvelle France. Literally, “New France”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu.vɛl.fʁɑ̃s/

Proper noun

Nouvelle-France f

  1. (historical) New France (a group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States)

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • English: New France
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