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LAURENTIAN PLATEAU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean
Synonyms:
Canadian Shield; Laurentian Highlands; Laurentian Plateau
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
plateau; tableland (a relatively flat highland)
Holonyms ("Laurentian Plateau" is a part of...):
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
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