an island in the Gulf of St Lawrence, in eastern Canada, the country's smallest province; pop. 135,851 (2006); capital, Charlottetown. Explored by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and colonized by the French, it was ceded to the British in 1763. It became a province of Canada in 1873.
爱德华王子岛(加拿大东部圣劳伦斯湾岛屿,为该国最小省份,2006年人口135,851;省会夏洛特敦;1534年卡蒂埃探险至此后成为法国殖民地;1763年被割让给英国;1873年成为加拿大一省份)。