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English Wikipedia has an article on:Canadian ShieldWikipedia

Etymology

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Canadian + shield.

Proper noun

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Canadian Shield

  1. An area of very old bedrock surrounding Hudson Bay, and covering about half the land area of Canada.

Synonyms

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  • Laurentian Shield
  • Laurentian Plateau
  • Precambrian Shield

Translations

[edit] area of very old bedrock
  • Finnish: Kanadan kilpi
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