Nueva Escocia

Spanish

Etymology

From nueva (feminine of nuevo (“new”)) +‎ Escocia (“Scotland”); calque of Latin Nova Scotia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌnweba esˈkoθja/ [ˌnwe.β̞a esˈko.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˌnweba esˈkosja/ [ˌnwe.β̞a esˈko.sja]
  • Syllabification: Nue‧va Es‧co‧cia

Proper noun

Nueva Escocia f

  1. Nova Scotia (a province of Canada)
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