Laurentian

Laurentian
/law ren"sheuhn/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to the St. Lawrence River.
2. Geol. noting or pertaining to the granite intrusions and orogeny in Canada around the Great Lakes during Archeozoic time.
[1860-65; < LL Laurenti(us) Lawrence (orig. adj., equiv. to Laurent(es) men of Laurentum + -ius -IOUS) + -AN]

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