"New France" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From new + France. Calque of French Nouvelle-France. From Middle French Nouvelle France. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|new|France}} new + France, {{calque|en|fr|Nouvelle-France}} Calque of French Nouvelle-France, {{der|en|frm|Nouvelle France}} Middle French Nouvelle France Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=New France}} New France
  1. (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. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in the United States Synonyms: French North America Hyponyms: Acadia, Canada, Louisiana Translations (France's former possessions and colonies in North America): فَرَنْسَا الْجَدِيدَة (faransā l-jadīda) [feminine] (Arabic), Նոր Ֆրանսիա (Nor Fransia) (Armenian), Frantzia Berria (Basque), 新法蘭西 /新法兰西 (Xīn Fǎlánxī) (Chinese Mandarin), Ny Frankrig (Danish), Uusi Ranska (Finnish), Nouvelle-France [feminine] (French), ახალი საფრანგეთი (axali saprangeti) (Georgian), Neufrankreich [neuter] (German), Νέα Γαλλία (Néa Gallía) [feminine] (Greek), ヌーベルフランス (Nūberu Furansu) (Japanese), បារាំងថ្មី (baarĕəngthməy) (Khmer), 누벨프랑스 (Nubelpeurangseu) (Korean), न्यू फ्रांस (nyū phrāusa) (Marathi), नवा फ्रांस (navā phrāusa) (Marathi), Nowa Francja [feminine] (Polish), Noua Franța [feminine] (Romanian), Но́вая Фра́нция (Nóvaja Fráncija) [feminine] (Russian), Nueva Francia [feminine] (Spanish), นูแวลฟร็องส์ (Thai), Yeni Fransa (Turkish)
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