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Maritime province 
1 Obs. any of the provinces of British North America lying on the eastern seaboard; the present Atlantic Provinces (def. 1).
See also: Atlantic Provinces (def. 1) Maritime colony
- 1863 It is probable that a general Union may be proceded by the Union of the "Maritime" Provinces.
- 1872 The island of Newfoundland was the least settled of any of the Maritime provinces of Canada.
2 any of the Maritime Provinces.
See also: Maritime Provinces
- 1924 There might be seventeen captains of clan MacKenzie at one time sailing out of Pictou, but nothing ever shook the primacy of Yarmouth as the most maritime county of a maritime province.
- 1942 In a few moments . . . a Nova Scotia sunset of no mean proportions was attempting to outdo every other impression I had received from my first holiday in this Maritime Province.
- 1954 There is narrative verse, too, to be enjoyed, particularly by readers who cherish memories of Maritime Province neighborliness and friendliness.
- 1863 It is probable that a general Union may be proceded by the Union of the "Maritime" Provinces.