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Laurentian

//ləˈɹɛnʃən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a Precambrian geological region in eastern Canada, or the period of its formation. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Relating to Lorenzo de' Medici, or to the Laurentian Library in Florence named after him. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Relating to the Laurentian Mountains. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Pertaining to, or near, the Saint Lawrence River. not-comparable

    "In the Laurentian hills."

  5. 5
    Of or pertaining to Canada as a whole. broadly, nonstandard, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An extinct Iroquoian language of Canada.
  2. 2
    The Laurentian period.
Noun
  1. 1
    A resident of Saint Laurent.
  2. 2
    A resident of the Saint Lawrence Valley.
  3. 3
    A resident of the Laurentian Mountains.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Saint Lawrence River. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Lawrentian; compare also lawrencium.

Etymology 2

From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Saint Lawrence River. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Lawrentian; compare also lawrencium.

Etymology 3

From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Saint Lawrence River. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Lawrentian; compare also lawrencium.

Etymology 4

From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Latinized name of Lorenzo de' Medici.

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