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Prince Ed·ward Island AHD[ĕdʹwərd] abbr.缩写 PE,P.E.I.D.J.[ˈedwəd]K.K.[ˈɛdwəd]NONE（无词性）- A province of southeast Canada consisting ofPrince Edward Island in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. It joined the confederacy in 1873. The island was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and named Île St. Jean by Samuel de Champlain in 1603. It was renamed in 1798 after Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), the father of Queen Victoria. Charlottetown is the capital and the largest city. Population, 122,506. 爱德华王子岛省：加拿大东南部一省，该省由位于圣劳伦斯湾南部的爱德华王子岛 组成。该省于1873年加入联邦。该岛由雅克·卡蒂埃在1534年发现，由萨米埃尔·德·尚普兰在1603年命名为圣让岛。1798年被重新以爱德华肯特公爵（1767-1820年），维多利亚女王的父亲的名字命名。夏洛特敦是该省首府及最大城市。人口122,506
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