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Meaning of Laurentia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
lɑˈɹɛn.ʃə

Definitions

  1. The craton that forms the geological core of North America, and that was a separate continent in the past (before merging into Laurasia).
  2. Canada.
    nonstandard

Equivalents

Français Laurentia

Examples

“Laurentia includes most of North America, Scotland and Ireland north of the Caledonian suture, Greenland, Spitzbergen, and the Chukotsk peninsula of eastern Siberia.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Laurentian Laurentian chair Laurentian Divide Laurentian Hills Laurentian Valley Laurentians

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