1627 and 1663, a few thousand colonists landed in New France, either in Acadia or Canada. The provinces that contributed the most to these migrations were...

Louisiana, and most do not trace their roots to the French settlers of Acadia. Adventurers led by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville moved from Fort Maurepas...

conquests of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC, and served as the lingua franca of much of the Mediterranean region and the Middle East during the...

Parisian French owing to history: most of the original settlers of Quebec, Acadia, and later what would become Louisiana and northern New England came from...

exception of Francophone Canada rooted in Latin Europe [France]—see Quebec and Acadia) and the United States. Both countries are located in North America, with...

indicate a path across stony or barren terrain, even across glaciers. In Acadia National Park, in Maine, the trails are marked by a special type of cairn...

colony of Acadia (now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island) made their way to Louisiana after having been expelled from Acadia by the British...

1755, during the French and Indian War, the French-speaking population of Acadia was expelled by the British colonial government, in an event that has come...

the French beginning in 1699, as well as Acadians who were forced out of Acadia around the mid-18th century. Colonists were large-scale planters, small-scale...

Although Singapore has four official languages, with English being the current lingua franca, the national anthem, "Majulah Singapura" is in Malay and, by law...

colony of Acadia (now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island) made their way to Louisiana after they were expelled from Acadia by the British...

or fricative /ʁ/, in most accents. The alveolar trill is maintained in Acadia, Louisiana, some parts of Québec and in Francophone Africa. Merger of /ʎ/...

years, and in 1624 a dozen or so ships from Salé appeared on the coasts off Acadia or Nova Scotia. In 1631 Murad Reis led the Sack of Baltimore in Ireland...

continental New France territory (French Louisiana, French Canada, and Acadia). Imperial French policy makers worried that future conflicts could test...

nationalism, the Lower Canada Rebellion, the Red River Rebellion, a proposed Acadia province, extreme poverty and low socio-economic status of the French Canadian...

portal New Netherland fortifications New Netherland settlements New Holland (Acadia) New Netherland 1614–1667 – Documentary New Netherland Project to translate...

'people of' that place. Therefore, Adamawa means "the people of Adama".  Acadia (French Acadie): origin disputed: Credited to Italian navigator Giovanni...

undertook field work on the challenges facing the French language in Quebec and Acadia. Returning to Wales, he was appointed an Open University Tutor and a Demonstrator...