CANADIAN SHIELD

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 I. (noun) 

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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 ("Canadian Shield" 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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