Nova Scotia

/ˌnəʊ.və ˈskəʊ.ʃə/

From Latin, literally “New Scotland”, from nova, feminine of novus (“new”) + Scōtia (“Scotland”).

Holonyms: Maritimes, Maritime provinces

Meronyms: Nova Scotia peninsula, Cape Breton Island

A province in eastern Canada. Capital: Halifax.


Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (nominative singular)
Nova Scotia (accusative nominative singular)
Nova Scotian (accusative genitive singular)
Nova Scotian (genitive singular)
Nova Scotiaa (partitive singular)
Nova Scotiassa (inessive singular)
Nova Scotiasta (elative singular)
Nova Scotiaan (illative singular)
Nova Scotialla (adessive singular)
Nova Scotialta (ablative singular)
Nova Scotialle (allative singular)
Nova Scotiana (essive singular)
Nova Scotiaksi (singular translative)
Nova Scotiatta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Nova Scotiani (nominative singular)
Nova Scotiani (accusative nominative singular)
Nova Scotiani (accusative genitive singular)
Nova Scotiani (genitive singular)
Nova Scotiaani (partitive singular)
Nova Scotiassani (inessive singular)
Nova Scotiastani (elative singular)
Nova Scotiaani (illative singular)
Nova Scotiallani (adessive singular)
Nova Scotialtani (ablative singular)
Nova Scotialleni (allative singular)
Nova Scotianani (essive singular)
Nova Scotiakseni (singular translative)
Nova Scotiattani (abessive singular)
Nova Scotiasi (nominative singular)
Nova Scotiasi (accusative nominative singular)
Nova Scotiasi (accusative genitive singular)
Nova Scotiasi (genitive singular)
Nova Scotiaasi (partitive singular)
Nova Scotiassasi (inessive singular)
Nova Scotiastasi (elative singular)
Nova Scotiaasi (illative singular)
Nova Scotiallasi (adessive singular)
Nova Scotialtasi (ablative singular)
Nova Scotiallesi (allative singular)
Nova Scotianasi (essive singular)
Nova Scotiaksesi (singular translative)
Nova Scotiattasi (abessive singular)
Nova Scotiamme (nominative singular)
Nova Scotiamme (accusative nominative singular)
Nova Scotiamme (accusative genitive singular)
Nova Scotiamme (genitive singular)
Nova Scotiaamme (partitive singular)
Nova Scotiassamme (inessive singular)
Nova Scotiastamme (elative singular)
Nova Scotiaamme (illative singular)
Nova Scotiallamme (adessive singular)
Nova Scotialtamme (ablative singular)
Nova Scotiallemme (allative singular)
Nova Scotianamme (essive singular)
Nova Scotiaksemme (singular translative)
Nova Scotiattamme (abessive singular)
Nova Scotianne (nominative singular)
Nova Scotianne (accusative nominative singular)
Nova Scotianne (accusative genitive singular)
Nova Scotianne (genitive singular)
Nova Scotiaanne (partitive singular)
Nova Scotiassanne (inessive singular)
Nova Scotiastanne (elative singular)
Nova Scotiaanne (illative singular)
Nova Scotiallanne (adessive singular)
Nova Scotialtanne (ablative singular)
Nova Scotiallenne (allative singular)
Nova Scotiananne (essive singular)
Nova Scotiaksenne (singular translative)
Nova Scotiattanne (abessive singular)
Nova Scotiansa (nominative singular)
Nova Scotiansa (accusative nominative singular)
Nova Scotiansa (accusative genitive singular)
Nova Scotiansa (genitive singular)
Nova Scotiaansa (partitive singular)
Nova Scotiassaan (inessive singular)
Nova Scotiassansa (inessive singular)
Nova Scotiastaan (elative singular)
Nova Scotiastansa (elative singular)
Nova Scotiaansa (illative singular)
Nova Scotiallaan (adessive singular)
Nova Scotiallansa (adessive singular)
Nova Scotialtaan (ablative singular)
Nova Scotialtansa (ablative singular)
Nova Scotialleen (allative singular)
Nova Scotiallensa (allative singular)
Nova Scotianaan (essive singular)
Nova Scotianansa (essive singular)
Nova Scotiakseen (singular translative)
Nova Scotiaksensa (singular translative)
Nova Scotiattaan (abessive singular)
Nova Scotiattansa (abessive singular)

[ˈno̞ʋɑ̝ ˈs̠ko̞u̯ʃɑ̝]

Nova Scotia (a province in eastern Canada)


Nuova Scozia

From nuova (feminine of nuovo (“new”)) + Scozia (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

af

feminine of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">nuovo</i> (“new”)


Richmond

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):

A former urban neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia.


Haligonian

(Canada) Of, from, or pertaining to the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

halifaksa

of, from, or pertaining to the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada


Haligonian

The Haligonian is "not known to Halifax Regional Police in any significant way," she said.

2007 May 17, “Suspect arrested in Nova Scotia gay murders”, in National Post, retrieved 2007-05-30:

(Canada) A native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Preston

en-proper noun

Preston (countable and uncountable, plural Prestons)

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.

An area in Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia.


Nova Scotian

A native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia, Canada.


Nouvelle-Écosse

From nouvelle (feminine of nouveau (“new”)) + Écosse (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

af

feminine of <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">nouveau</i> (“new”)

Nouvelle-Ecosse

diacritics are not universally used on capital letters


Neuschottland

de-proper noun

Neuschottland n (proper noun, genitive Neuschottlands or (optionally with an article) Neuschottland)

Neuschottlands (genitive)
Neuschottland (genitive with-article)

neu (“new”) + Schottland (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia


新斯科細亞

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙ ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙ ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧˋ ㄧㄚˇ

Синь Сыкэсия

/ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(～省) (Taiwan) Nova Scotia (a province of Canada)


Nueva Escocia

From nueva (feminine of nuevo (“new”)) + Escocia (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

af

feminine of <i class="Latn mention" lang="es">nuevo</i> (“new”)


Albain Nua

na hAlban Nua (genitive)
nominative (indefinite)
Albain Nua (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a Albain Nua (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
Alban Nua (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an Albain Nua (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na hAlban Nua (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an Albain Nua (definite singular)
don Albain Nua (definite singular)
Albain Nua
nAlbain Nua
hAlbain Nua

/ˈalˠəbˠə ˈn̪ˠuə/

From Albain (“Scotland”) + nua (“new”), a calque of Latin Nova Scotia. Compare Scottish Gaelic Alba Nuadh.


Alba Nuadh

Alba Nuadh
n-Alba Nuadh
h-Alba Nuadh
t-Alba Nuadh

Alba (“Scotland”) + nuadh (“new”), a calque of Latin Nova Scotia.


Nalbin Noa

Nalbin (“Scotland”) + noa (“new”), a calque of Latin Nova Scotia.


Νέα Σκωτία

head

Νέα Σκωτία • (Néa Skotía) f

el-proper noun

Νέα Σκωτία • (Néa Skotía) f

νέα (néa, feminine of νέος (néos, “new”)) + Σκωτία (Skotía, “Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

af

feminine of <i class="Grek mention" lang="el">νέος</i> (néos, “new”)


money pit

In 1896 . . . work was again started with two engines and steam pumps, with the intention of pumping out the "money pit".

1909 May 20, “Is Capt. Kid's Treasure in Chester Basin, N.S.?”, in St. John Sun, Canada, retrieved 2011-09-27:

They sank twenty shafts in a ring round the central money pit, and drove tunnels endlessly in the hope of intercepting the underground channel and so draining the treasure shaft.

1926 June 6, Catherine MacKenzie, “Tide Guards Oak Island's Buried Gold”, in New York Times, page SM11:

Edward Reichert, a New Yorker, was planning "a gigantic project" . . . to move in power excavation equipment to seek the storied "money pit".

1947 June 4, “Gigantic Search For Treaure May Move Island”, in Ottawa Citizen, Canada, retrieved 2011-09-27, page 29:

The Money Pit shaft rested atop two 500 foot "protection tunnels" which were connected to the bay.

1972 December 5, Tom Tiede, “Diggers Keep Seeking Hole Truth of Island's Pirate Treasure Shaft”, in Milwaukee Journal, USA, retrieved 2011-09-27, page 1:

But the granddaddy of all hoards could be resting at the bottom of a 200- foot shaft on Oak Island, off Nova Scotia. This so-called Money Pit has exercised a moth-to-flame attractive power over investors since it was discovered in 1795.

1991 July 15, “Hunting for the Grandddaddy of Pirate Treasures”, in CNNMoney.com, retrieved 2011-09-27:

(informal, sometimes capitalized) A complicated, seemingly man-made excavation on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, rumored to contain pirate treasure and which has been repeatedly and unsuccessfully probed at great expense.

rahareikä

A financial commitment the costs of which are unsustainable


Nov-Skotio

Holonym: Kanado


ビーバー

ja-pos

ビーバー • (Bībā)

ja:ビーバー (曖昧さ回避)


ヘンリー

ヘンリー • (Henrī)

A transliteration of the English male given name Henry


ケンブリッジ

ja:ケンブリッジ (曖昧さ回避)


Nova Escócia

From nova (feminine of novo (“new”)) + Escócia (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

af

feminine of <i class="Latn mention" lang="pt">novo</i> (“new”)


クリーブランド

ja:クリーブランド (曖昧さ回避)


rappie pie

en-noun

rappie pie (countable and uncountable, plural rappie pies)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rappie pie.wav

From French patates râpées, grated potatoes.

A kind of casserole from southwest Nova Scotia or Acadia, made from potatoes that are grated, squeezed through a cheesecloth, and covered with a meaty broth.


Wedgewood

A neighbourhood in Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.


ノバスコシア

Borrowed from English Nova Scotia, from New Latin Nova Scotia (“New Scotland”).


トーベイ

ja-pos

トーベイ • (Tōbei)


新斯科舍

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙ ㄎㄜ ㄕㄜˋ

/ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

(～省) (Mainland China) Nova Scotia (a province of Canada)


Thornhill

en-proper noun

Thornhill (countable and uncountable, plural Thornhills)

A neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.


諾華斯高沙

ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄙ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄚ

Нохуа Сыгаоша

/nu̯ɔ⁵¹ xu̯ä³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/nɔːk̚² waː²¹ siː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/

/nu̯ɔ⁵¹ xu̯ä³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/nɔːk̚² waː²¹ siː⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/

(～省) (chiefly Hong Kong) Nova Scotia (a province of Canada)


新省

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ saːŋ³⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ saːŋ³⁵/


Bridgeport

Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island#English

A neighbourhood on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Centreville

Cape Breton Regional Municipality
w:Cape Breton Regional Municipality

A subdivision of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.


クイーンズ

ja-pos

クイーンズ • (Kuīnzu)

ja:クイーンズ (曖昧さ回避)


リヴァプール

ja:リヴァプール (曖昧さ回避)


ピードモント

From English Piedmont. Doublet of ピエモンテ (Piemonte).


アナポリス

Anápolis (a municipality of Goiás, Brazil)


Manor Park

A neighbourhood of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.


North End

A number of places in Canada:
A subdivision of Halifax, Nova Scotia.


노바스코샤

[~주(州)] Nova Scotia (a province of Canada)


Willowdale

A subdivision of Cole Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia.


Нова Шотландія

uk-proper noun

Нова́<sg.+> Шотла́ндія<sg>

новошотла́ндський

Нова́ Шотла́ндія • (Nová Šotlándija) f inan (genitive Ново́ї Шотла́ндії, uncountable, relational adjective новошотла́ндський)

Нова́ Шотла́ндія (canonical)
Nová Šotlándija (romanization)
Ново́ї Шотла́ндії (genitive)
новошотла́ндський (adjective relational)
Нова́ Шотла́ндія (nominative singular)
Ново́ї Шотла́ндії (genitive singular)
Нові́й Шотла́ндії (dative singular)
Нову́ Шотла́ндію (accusative singular)
Ново́ю Шотла́ндією (instrumental singular)
Нові́й Шотла́ндії (locative singular)
Нова́ Шотла́ндіє (singular vocative)

uk-ndecl

Нова́<sg.+> Шотла́ндія<sg>

[nɔˈʋa ʃɔtˈɫanʲdʲijɐ]

uk:Нова Шотландія


Nové Škótsko

nominative
Nové Škótsko (singular)
genitive
Nového Škótska (singular)
dative
Novému Škótsku (singular)
accusative
locative
Novom Škótsku (singular)
instrumental
Novým Škótskom (singular)