What does "laurentian" mean?
A resident of Saint Laurent.
Laurentian
/ləˈɹɛnʃən/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A resident of Saint Laurent.
- Grammar: laurentian is listed as adj, name, noun.
- Usage evidence: In a study published Wednesday in the science journal Nature, Laurentian University geologist Elizabeth Turner detailed how she found fossilized three-dimensional structures that resemble modern sponge skeletons in thin sections of rocks taken from the remnants of a prehistoric ocean reef.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A resident of Saint Laurent.
- 2 A resident of the Saint Lawrence Valley.
- 3 A resident of the Laurentian Mountains.
Adjective
- 1 Relating to a Precambrian geological region in eastern Canada, or the period of its formation. not-comparable
- 2 Relating to Lorenzo de' Medici, or to the Laurentian Library in Florence named after him. not-comparable
- 3 Relating to the Laurentian Mountains. not-comparable
- 4 Pertaining to, or near, the Saint Lawrence River. not-comparable
"In the Laurentian hills."
- 5 Of or pertaining to Canada as a whole. broadly, nonstandard, not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 An extinct Iroquoian language of Canada.
- 2 The Laurentian period.
Example
"In a study published Wednesday in the science journal Nature, Laurentian University geologist Elizabeth Turner detailed how she found fossilized three-dimensional structures that resemble modern sponge skeletons in thin sections of rocks taken from the remnants of a prehistoric ocean reef."
Common questions
How do you use "laurentian" in a sentence?
In a study published Wednesday in the science journal Nature, Laurentian University geologist Elizabeth Turner detailed how she found fossilized three-dimensional structures that resemble modern sponge skeletons in thin sections of rocks taken from the remnants of a prehistoric ocean reef.
How do you pronounce "laurentian"?
Pronounced /ləˈɹɛnʃən/.
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 Latinized name of Lorenzo de' Medici.