Laurentian

English

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ləˈɹenʃən/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɒˈɹɛnʃən/ or IPA(key): /lɒˈɹɛnʃi.ən/
  • (US) enPR: lä-rĕnʹshən, IPA(key): /lɑˈɹɛnʃən/
  • Homophones: Laurencian, Lawrentian

Etymology 1

From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the St. Lawrence River.

Adjective

Laurentian (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a Precambrian geological region in eastern Canada, or the period of its formation.
  2. Relating to the Laurentian Mountains.
  3. Pertaining to, or near, the St. Lawrence River.
    In the Laurentian hills.
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Proper noun

Laurentian

  1. An extinct Iroquoian language of Canada.
  2. (geology) The Laurentian period.
Synonyms
  • (language): St. Lawrence Iroquoian
  • (geology): the Laurentian period
Derived terms
  • Laurentian period
Translations

Noun

Laurentian (plural Laurentians)

  1. A resident of Saint Laurent.
  2. A resident of the Saint Lawrence River Valley.
  3. A resident of the Laurentian Mountains.
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Further reading

Etymology 2

Adjective

Laurentian (not comparable)

  1. Relating to Lorenzo or Laurentius dei Medici, or to the Laurentian library he founded in Florence.
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