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  1. Acadians; the French-speaking people who originally settled in New Orleans in the mid-1700s, distinct from the Creoles in that Cajuns were generally rustic, self-sufficient country folk.
     
    Posted by: lestat on May 08, 2008 12:18 PM (0) (0) Flag
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