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Definition of Laurasia in English:

Laurasia

proper noun

  • A vast continental area believed to have existed in the northern hemisphere and to have resulted from the break-up of Pangaea in Mesozoic times. It comprised the present North America, Greenland, Europe, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas.

Pronunciation

Laurasia

/lɔːˈreɪʃə//lɔːˈreɪʒə/