Labradorean

or Lab·ra·dor·i·an

[ lab-ruh-dawr-ee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Labrador.

  2. noting or pertaining to the Pleistocene ice located mainly E of Hudson Bay.

Origin of Labradorean

1
1860–65; Labrador + -ean, variant of -ian

Words Nearby Labradorean

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How to use Labradorean in a sentence

  • Thus there would be an increase in precipitation in about the latitude of the Keewatin and Labradorean centers of glaciation.

    Climatic Changes | Ellsworth Huntington
  • The Labradorean and Keewatin ice sheets everywhere coalesced except in two places.

    Geology | William J. Miller