Preferred Label : prince edward island;
MeSH definition : An island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence constituting a province of Canada in the eastern
part of the country. It is very irregular in shape with many deep inlets. Its capital
is Charlottetown. Discovered by the French in 1534 and originally named Ile Saint-Jean,
it was renamed in 1799 in honor of Prince Edward, fourth son of George III and future
father of Queen Victoria. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p981
& Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p433);
MeSH annotation : a province of eastern Canada;
Origin ID : D011325;
UMLS CUI : C0033157;
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An island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence constituting a province of Canada in the eastern
part of the country. It is very irregular in shape with many deep inlets. Its capital
is Charlottetown. Discovered by the French in 1534 and originally named Ile Saint-Jean,
it was renamed in 1799 in honor of Prince Edward, fourth son of George III and future
father of Queen Victoria. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p981
& Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p433)
