Maritimes

n. collective name for the Canadian Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)

The Maritime provinces, also the Canadian Maritimes or simply the Maritimes, is a region of eastern Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of the three provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.The Maritimes front the Atlantic Ocean and its various sub-basins such as the Gulf of Maine and Gulf of St. Lawrence systems. The region is located east of New England, south of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, and southwest of Newfoundland. (The "m" in maritime(s) is typically capitalized only in political references, not generally when describing the eastern coasts.)
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Noun
1. the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
(synonym) Maritime Provinces, Canadian Maritime Provinces
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Canada
(part-meronym) Acadia

adj. maritime, of or pertaining to the sea; bordering on the sea; in relation to the navy or navigation; living in or near the sea

adj. maritime, of or pertaining to the sea; bordering on the sea; in relation to the navy or navigation; living in or near the sea