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bluenose
a puritanical or prudish person -
nova scotia
a peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Capital: Halifax. -
canso
a cape in Canada, at the NE tip of Nova Scotia -
nova scotia salmon
an Atlantic salmon, especially from the waters off Nova Scotia, cured in the local manner. -
supernova
the explosion of a star, possibly caused by gravitational collapse, during which the star's luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star's mass is blown away at very high velocity, sometimes leaving behind an extremely dense core. -
amherst
Jeffrey, 1st Baron Amherst. 1717–97, British general who defeated the French in Canada (1758–60): governor general of British North America (1761–63)