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Canada's Regions › Provinces and Territories

Nova Scotia's name is Latin for which of the following?

  1. New Caledonia
  2. New Scotland
  3. New France
  4. New England

Why this is the correct answer

Nova Scotia is a Latin phrase meaning "New Scotland," a name given to the region by Scottish settlers in the seventeenth century. Scotland's cultural influence is still visible today in the province's Gaelic traditions, tartan, and place names.

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