lȯˈrench(ē)ən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Laurenti us Lawrence (in sense 1 representing the St. Lawrence River, southern Quebec and southeast Ontario, Canada, and in sense 2 representing D. H. Lawrence died 1930 English novelist) + English -an
1.
a. : of, relating to, or near the St. Lawrence river
Laurentian hills
b. : of or relating to mountain-making movements of the Archeozoic era — see geologic time table
2. : of or relating to D. H. Lawrence