Acadiana
/əˌkeɪdiˈænə/
Acadiana proper noun: an official region of the U.S. state of Louisiana comprised of 22 parishes (equivalent to counties in other U.S. states), which is the historical heartland of the state's francophone population; notably inhabited by Cajuns and Louisiana Creoles.
Proper noun
Acadiana
Synonyms of Acadiana
- Cajun Country
Origin of Acadiana
Coined independently on a few occasions between the 1940s and 60s, notably by KATC by adding an a to the end of Acadian. By surface analysis, Acadia + -ana.
Questions about Acadiana
- What does Acadiana mean?
- Acadiana means an official region of the U.S. state of Louisiana comprised of 22 parishes (equivalent to counties in other U.S. states), which is the historical heartland of the state's francophone population; notably inhabited by Cajuns and Louisiana Creoles.
- What part of speech is Acadiana?
- Acadiana is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Acadiana?
- Acadiana is pronounced /əˌkeɪdiˈænə/.
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