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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Acadian 'of Acadia' (18-21 centuries), from Acadia former French colony in eastern Canada, from French Acadie

Cajun

 noun
     
Ca‧jun
1 [countable] someone from Louisiana in the US who has French-Canadian ancestors
2 [uncountable] a type of music played by Cajun people
—Cajun adjective:
Cajun cooking
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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