Meaning of Laurentia | Babel Free
/lɑˈɹɛn.ʃə/Definitions
- The craton that forms the geological core of North America, and that was a separate continent in the past (before merging into Laurasia).
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Canada. nonstandard
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.