the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.

An area which originally included the colonies of New France in south-eastern Quebec, eastern Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. It was taken over by the British in 1713.

A western province of New France ceded to Great Britain in 1713 through the Treaty of Utrecht. Today, it includes New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture http://www.acadia.org (short: ACADIA) is a non-profit organization active in the area of Computer Aided Architectural Design (CAAD).