Terreneuvian

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Etymology 1[edit]

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

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Terreneuvian (uncountable)

  1. The oldest stratigraphic series in the Cambrian geographic period.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from French terreneuv(ien) +‎ -ian, from the location it is found, Terre-Neuve (Newfoundland), Canada. From French terre (land) and neuve (new).

Noun[edit]

Terreneuvian (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of Newfoundland French, a dialect of French found on the Island of Newfoundland, in Canada; on the French Shore.
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