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Definition of Prince Edward Island

1. Noun. An island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada.

Definition of Prince Edward Island

1. Proper noun. A province in eastern Canada which has Charlottetown as its capital. ¹

2. Proper noun. An island in eastern Canada, which forms the majority of the eponymous province ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prince Edward Island

Literary usage of Prince Edward Island

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1886)
"This is the first recorded instance of the capture of a Wild Swan in Prince Edward Island, and shows how rarely these birds, though breeding in the Far ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Up to that time the population of Prince Edward Island consisted of a few ... For these reasons Prince Edward Island was without a resident priest from 1758 ..."

3. The Irish in America by John Francis Maguire, William Joseph Hardee (1868)
"Prince Edward Island—How the Irish came—Visit to an Irish Settlement—Prosperity of the Irish—A Justice of the Peace—The Land Question—What the Tenant ..."

4. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.), National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, National Conference of Social Work (U.S.) (1902)
"A new Prince Edward Island Hospital has lately been built and equipped at a cost ... The Prince Edward Island Hospital treated during the year 252 patients, ..."

5. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island was formed with a constituency of 14177. Acadia University (chartered 1840, successor to Horton Academy ..."

6. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and by William Richard Cutter (1908)
"Ann O'Hanley. a native of Prince Edward Island. Children, four by each marriage : 1. Charles, born Prince Edward island, died in infancy. 2. ..."

7. The Fortnightly Review (1866)
"Prince Edward Island is out of the way of those who travel for pleasure, ... It is a common saying in Prince Edward Island, that there is not stone enough ..."

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