"Laurentia" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: A New Latin formation named after the Saint Lawrence River: Laurentius (“Lawrence”) + -ia (New Latin suffix for creating place names). Or, back-formed from Laurentian (from French laurentien), already in use to describe the Laurentian Mountains and their associated geologic complex (and by extension Canada as a whole). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-new|-}} New Latin, {{m|en|Lawrence}} Lawrence, {{suf|la|Laurentius|-ia|nocat=1|pos2=New Latin suffix for creating place names|t1=<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Lawrence</i>}} Laurentius (“Lawrence”) + -ia (New Latin suffix for creating place names), {{glossary|back-formed}} back-formed, {{m|en|Laurentian}} Laurentian, {{der|en|fr|laurentien}} French laurentien Head templates: {{en-prop}} Laurentia
  1. (geology) The craton that forms the geological core of North America, and that was a separate continent in the past (before merging into Laurasia). Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-Laurentia-en-name-cqy491dO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary: 89 11 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (nonstandard) Canada. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-Laurentia-en-name-EaVWYriC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Laurasia, Laurentian

Alternative forms

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