Nueva Escocia
Spanish
Etymology
From nueva (feminine of nuevo (“new”)) + Escocia (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnweba esˈkoθja/ [ˌnwe.β̞a esˈko.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˌnweba esˈkosja/ [ˌnwe.β̞a esˈko.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: Nue‧va Es‧co‧cia
Proper noun
- Nova Scotia (a province in eastern Canada)
- Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia peninsula (a peninsula on the coast of the Atlantic, comprising most of the province of Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia peninsula)