Laurentia

English Etymology A en la-new - formation named after the Saint Lawrence River: 1 la Laurentius en Lawrence -ia New Latin suffix for creating place names. Or, back-formation back-formed from en Laurentian (from en fr laurentien), already in use to describe the Laurentian Mountains and their associated geologic complex (and by extension Canada as a whole). en Pronunciation en /lɑˈɹɛn.ʃə/ /lɑˈɹɛn.ʃi.ə/ US en /lɑˈɹɪn.ʃə/ /lɑˈɹɪn.ʃi.ə/ pin-pen en /lɒˈɹɛn.ʃə/ /lɒˈɹɛn.ʃi.ə/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Laurentia.wav Southern England en Lau ren tia Lau ren ti a Proper noun en geology The craton that forms the geological core of North America, and that was a separate continent in the past (before merging into Laurasia). en Plate Tectonics & Crustal Evolution Kent C. Condie 2015 Laurentia includes most of North America, Scotland and Ireland north of the Caledonian suture, Greenland, Spitzbergen, and the Chukotsk peninsula of eastern Siberia. en nonstandard Canada. Derived terms en Laurasia Laurentian Laurussia References