0 a province (= a large area that is governed as part of a country) of eastern Canada, whose capital city is Halifax:
Swissair Flight 111 crashed off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Sept. 2, 1998.
The crab has established itself in shallow waters from New Jersey to Nova Scotia.
The hearty country cooking of the bayou began around 1755, when the French Acadians were expelled from settlements in Nova Scotia and headed south to Louisiana.
