Acadian

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1705. From Acadia +‎ -n (“one that is”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/, /əˈkeɪ.d͡ʒən/ Homophone: Akkadian Rhymes: -eɪdiən === Adjective === Acadian (comparative more Acadian, superlative most Acadian) Of or pertaining to Acadia, its people, or their language or culture. [First attested in the early 19th century.] (geology) Of or pertaining to the Acadian epoch. ==== Usage notes ==== The second US pronunciation is a rarely used historical version that led to the word Cajun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Acadian (plural Acadians) A native of Acadia or their descendants who moved to Louisiana; a Cajun. [First attested in the early 18th century.] (Canada) A descendant of the settlers of the French colony of Acadia in current eastern Canada. More specifically a speaker of Acadian French. === Proper noun === Acadian (rare) Ellipsis of Acadian French (“the form of French spoken in Acadia”). (geology, with the) The Middle Cambrian epoch, lasting from 497 million years ago to 509 million years ago. ==== Derived terms ==== Cajun ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Canadia