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ACADIAN
Acadian
(noun) an early French settler in the Maritimes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
A*ca"di*an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. "Acadian farmers." Longfellow.
– n.
Definition: A native of Acadie. Acadian epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology.
– Acadian owl (Zoöl.), a small North American owl (Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AMATORY
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