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Relating to a Precambrian geological region in eastern Canada, or the period of its formation.
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Relating to the Laurentian Mountains.
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adj
Pertaining to, or near, the Saint Lawrence River.
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adj
Of or pertaining to Canada as a whole.
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Usage: broadly, nonstandard, not-comparable
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Relating to Lorenzo de' Medici, or to the Laurentian Library in Florence named after him.
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An extinct Iroquoian language of Canada.
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The Laurentian period.
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Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A resident of Saint Laurent.
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A resident of the Saint Lawrence Valley.
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noun
A resident of the Laurentian Mountains.
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History
From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Saint Lawrence River. Piecewise doublet of Laurencian and Lawrentian; compare also lawrencium.
From Latin Laurentius (“Laurence”) + -ian, after the Latinized name of Lorenzo de' Medici.
Across languages
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