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Labradorean

or Lab·ra·dor·i·an

[lab-ruh-dawr-ee-uh n]
adjective
  1. of or relating to Labrador.
  2. noting or pertaining to the Pleistocene ice located mainly E of Hudson Bay.
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Origin of Labradorean

1860–65; Labrador + -ean, variant of -ian
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for labradorean

Historical Examples

  • 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