I would think that this would follow the rule of feminine place names getting en, but I keep hearing people say « dans la Nouvelle-Écosse » instead of « en Nouvelle-Écosse » like I would expect
En or dans la with La Nouvelle-Écosse
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Laurel B.Kwiziq community member
En or dans la with La Nouvelle-Écosse
This question relates to:French lesson "En/Dans = in/to + regions/states/counties (French Prepositions)"
Asked 2 years ago
Bonjour Laurel,
In metropolitan French, we would use "en Nouvelle Écosse" as per the lesson content. Having done a little bit of research (as Nova Scotia is part of Canada - and Canadian French can be slightly different in its usage), I found that "dans + [definite article] + [region]" is also used although less often.
dans la Matapédia - en / dans la Beauce
Here's the link from the Banque de Donnée Linguistique du Québec: Préposition devant un nom
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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