DCHP-3

Laurentia

[< fem. form of Latin Laurentius Lawrence]
Often Poetic
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

the region north of the St. Lawrence River, formerly New France and its hinterland.

Quotations

1761

Happy Laurentia, to thy farthest shore,
Lavish of life, a chosen band she led;
And to those royal towers her standard bore,
Whence fell Oppression, Gallic tyrant fled.
1889
Laurentia! Superb Laurentia! / Thy mountains in the garment of the cloud. . . .
1963
Because so much of the story deals with trips here and there around Laurentia and Acadia, the need for a guide should have been obvious.