Terreneuvian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The oldest stratigraphic series in the Cambrian geographic period.
noun
  1. Synonym of Newfoundland French, a dialect of French found on the Island of Newfoundland, in Canada; on the French Shore.

Word forms

Terreneuvian

Etymology

From French terre (“land”) + French neuve (“new”) + -ian, from the location of the type locality used to characterize this series, in Terre-Neuve (“Newfoundland”), Canada.

Synonyms

Newfoundland French

Related words

terre-neuvien
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