Laurentia

Noun CEFR B2

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).
Canada.
nonstandard

Equivalents

FrançaisLaurentia

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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