Newfoundland vs. Acadia — What's the Difference?

A dog of a large, strong breed developed in Newfoundland to aid fishermen, having a thick, usually black coat.

Acadia (French: Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. During much of the 17th and early 18th centuries, Norridgewock on the Kennebec River and Castine at the end of the Penobscot River were the southernmost settlements of Acadia.

An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.

A former French colony established in 1604 in the territory now forming Nova Scotia in Canada. It was contested by France and Britain until it was eventually ceded to Britain in 1763; French-speaking Acadians were deported to other parts of North America, especially Louisiana.

A Newfoundland dog.

The French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.

Breed of very large heavy usually black dogs developed in Newfoundland; highly intelligent and vigorous swimmers

The French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces

An island in the north Atlantic