Place:Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

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NameShubenacadie
TypeCommunity
Located inHants, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Shubenacadie is a village located in Hants County, in central Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2021, the population was 411.

The name for the Mi'kmaw territory in which present-day Shubenacadie is located and the origin of its name is the Mi'kmaw word Sipekne'katik, which "place abounding in groundnuts" or "place where the wapato grows." Historically, the Sipekne'katik region was a large stretch of territory that covered central Nova Scotia.

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