HyperDic: laurentian_highlands

English > 1 sense of the expression Laurentian Highlands:
NOUNlocationLaurentian Highlands, Laurentian Plateau, Canadian Shielda large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada
English > Laurentian Highlands: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean.
SynonymsLaurentian Plateau, Canadian Shield
Instance oftableland, plateauA relatively flat highland
Part ofCanadaA nation in northern North America
CatalanEscut canadenc

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