Laurentia

发音

US /lɑˈɹɛn.ʃə/
US /lɑˈɹɛn.ʃi.ə/
其它 /lɑˈɹɪn.ʃə/
其它 /lɑˈɹɪn.ʃi.ə/
UK /lɒˈɹɛn.ʃə/
UK /lɒˈɹɛn.ʃi.ə/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The craton that forms the geological core of North America, and that was a separate continent in the past (before merging into Laurasia).

    地质
  2. 2.

    Canada.

词源

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).

来源：wiktionary