A resident of the Saint Lawrence Valley.
Used in a Sentence
laurentian
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for laurentian.
Editorial note
The northern part of MN and the NE half of NoDak are both north of the Laurentian Divide.
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Definitions4
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Quick take
A resident of the Saint Lawrence Valley.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of laurentian gathered in one view.
A resident of the Laurentian Mountains.
A resident of Saint Laurent.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for laurentian.
noun
A resident of the Saint Lawrence Valley.
noun
A resident of the Laurentian Mountains.
noun
A resident of Saint Laurent.
noun
An extinct Iroquoian language of Canada.
Example sentences
The northern part of MN and the NE half of NoDak are both north of the Laurentian Divide.
Grey Rocks ski resort was Quebec’s first ski hill and was once the ski capital of the Laurentian Mountains.
National Bank (mostly Quebec) Laurentian Bank (Quebec) Canadian Western bank (Alberta, the West) Vancity/Citizens (organized a bank outside of B.
There is effectively one ruling party in Canada (the Liberals) representing the interest of the Eastern industrialists (the Laurentian elite).
Much of North America is made up of island arcs stuck to the Laurentian craton.
We're mid-continent, and the Laurentian Divide pulls Arctic air downward over our state making it the coldest in the lower 48.
Fire from the sky over a large chunk of the planet, rapid melting of the Laurentian ice sheets, rapid extreme rise of sea levels.
I'd like to see humans establish self-sustaining colonies in the Gobi Desert, the Laurentian Plateau, and the equatorial Pacific first.
I would've picked Laurentian or Nippissing or some other Northern Ontario school for 'least prestigious'.
Ida Giovanna Rao of the Laurentian library in Florence, in 2008.
They remind me of the Laurentian library by Michelangelo.
We didn't care about what the Laurentian Consensus and the media class thought because we believed with distance, diversity, and different communities, we could co-exist peacefully.
Quote examples
The Canadian bourgeoisie (yes I'm using that word) has a deep split in orientation -- resource extraction Calgary school vs a more established Bay st money, "Laurentian elite." With the collapse of oil price, the strength of the former has waned in favour of the latter, hence the Liberal party has hegemony instead of the Reform.
I'm not disputing the presence of the "Laurentian Elite" or its (ill, IMO) influence, but proportionally to population the PMs haven't really been all that off regionally, especially as the population west of Ontario has only really grown in the last 30 years, especially in Alberta and BC.
Proper noun examples
Laurentian elite just refers to Canada's largest population cluster as a whole and saying that the upper class in general is influential, sure.
For context, in my home town of Sudbury, Ontario, our leading university (Laurentian U) kept growing and investing in new things.
Michael Persinger, the Canadian psychology professor (Laurentian University, in Ontario) responsible for popularizing the 'God Helmet', died on August 14th of 2018.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use laurentian in a sentence?
The northern part of MN and the NE half of NoDak are both north of the Laurentian Divide.
What does laurentian mean?
A resident of the Saint Lawrence Valley.
What part of speech is laurentian?
laurentian is commonly used as noun.