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Cajun   /kˈeɪdʒən/   Listen
Cajun

noun
1.
A Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia ('Cajun' comes from 'Acadian').





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"Cajun" Quotes from Famous Books



... planters so notified was an old Cajun—Cajun being a corruption of the word "Acadian," denoting those persons of French descent driven from Acadia, in Canada, by the British many years ago. This old man did not believe that the river would rise as high ...
— American Adventures - A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' • Julian Street


Words linked to "Cajun" :   Acadian


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