New France
Meanings
name
- A group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States.
Word forms
Etymology
From new + France. Calque of French Nouvelle-France. From Middle French Nouvelle France.
Synonyms
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