Gaspesia [< F Gaspésie] Obs.
n. the Gaspé.
See also: Gaspesian ((n.))
- 1754  On this false foundation some geographers give the name of Canada to the country, which in De Mont's patent of 1603, is termed Gaspe or Gaspesia, as it has generally been called ever since.
- 1871  (1878)  C.R.C. is really a grand, a glorious name, a tower of strength in Gaspesia, though it may mean a monopoly.