Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new france

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: new france
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States.

Etymology

From new + France. Calque of French Nouvelle-France. From Middle French Nouvelle France.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: Nouvelle France

Synonyms

French North America

Questions

What does new france mean?: A group of former French colonies in North America, existing from 1534 to 1763 in much of modern eastern Canada and the United States.
Where does new france come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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