Explore Acadians through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Acadians meaning
plural of Acadian
Using Acadians
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Acadian
- In the example corpus, acadians often appears in combinations such as: the acadians, acadians in, many acadians.
Context around Acadians
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Acadians
- In this selection, "acadians" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, threat, lines, deporting, posed, provided and first stand out and add context to how "acadians" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1732 by acadians fleeing nova and acadians in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "acadians" sits close to words such as acadiana, adjoint and affixes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with acadians
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Acadians in the diaspora have adopted other symbols. (8 words)
As a result, the Acadians and Québécois developed two distinct histories and cultures. (13 words)
Acadians who were deported to Louisiana are often referred to as Cajuns in English. (14 words)
Both the British and the French coaxed and threatened the Acadians in attempts to secure their loyalty as is evidenced by the various oaths of allegiance each side attempted to extract from them. (33 words)
Oklahoma Press. 2008 The British sought to neutralize any military threat Acadians posed and to interrupt the vital supply lines Acadians provided to Louisbourg by deporting Acadians from Acadia. (29 words)
Many Acadians still live in and around the area of Madawaska, Maine where the Acadians first landed and settled in what is now known as the St. John Valley. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Oklahoma Press. 2008 The British sought to neutralize any military threat Acadians posed and to interrupt the vital supply lines Acadians provided to Louisbourg by deporting Acadians from Acadia.
Many Acadians still live in and around the area of Madawaska, Maine where the Acadians first landed and settled in what is now known as the St. John Valley.
Since the Acadians were separated from this council, their French language evolved independently, and Acadians retain several elements of 17th-century French that have been lost in France.
For hundreds of years, Nova Scotia’s coast has been protected by dikes first built by the Acadians.
In 1759, the settlement was destroyed by the British during the Expulsion of the Acadians.
Acadians in the diaspora have adopted other symbols.
Acadians who were deported to Louisiana are often referred to as Cajuns in English.
Acadia was a borderland region between two empires and this caused a complex socio-political environment to develop for the Acadians.
After the war, some Acadians were allowed to return and the British made treaties with the Mi’kmaq.
Although measures were taken during the embarkation of the Acadians to the transport ship, some families became split up.
Anne's Point") in 1732 by Acadians fleeing Nova Scotia after the British took over the territory (1710).
Another significant issue was that an oath might commit male Acadians to fight against France during wartime.
As a result, the Acadians and Québécois developed two distinct histories and cultures.
Both the British and the French coaxed and threatened the Acadians in attempts to secure their loyalty as is evidenced by the various oaths of allegiance each side attempted to extract from them.
During the French and Indian War (1754–63), the British completed their displacement of the Acadians over all of present-day New Brunswick.
During this time period Acadians participated in various militia operations against the British and maintained vital supply lines to the French Fortress of Louisbourg and Fort Beausejour.
Fausse Point, was established near present-day Loreauville by late June 1765." citation The Acadians shared the swamps, bayous and prairies with the Attakapa and Chitimacha Native American tribes.
From there, the Acadians spread throughout the Valley, in various communities, building dykes to claim the tidal lands along the Annapolis and Cornwallis Rivers.
In both these cases, many of the new settlers took up land that had originally belonged to displaced Acadians before the deportation.
Later on, many Acadians returned to the Maritime provinces of Canada, most specifically New Brunswick.
Common combinations with acadians
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the acadians 21×
- acadians in 7×
- many acadians 5×
- of acadians 4×
- acadians were 3×
- acadians who 3×
- acadians to 3×
- acadians from 2×
- and acadians 2×
- by acadians 2×