\A*ca"di*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. ``Acadian
farmers.'' --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.
{Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the
   American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American
   rocks known to be fossiliferous. See {Geology}.
{Acadian owl} (Zo["o]l.), a small North American owl
   ({Nyctule Acadica}); the saw-whet.