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Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Gulf of Saint Lawrence

3.9
A large inlet of the Atlantic Ocean next to eastern Canada
  • proper noun
translation icon : Golfo de San Lorenzo
  • The fishing boat set sail for the Gulf of Saint Lawrence early in the morning.

Examples

  • Many species of marine life can be found in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

  • Tourists flock to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to enjoy its stunning coastal views.

  • ... that course just, threaded us through the Cabot Strait to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence..

    Orca (1977)

Synonyms

Gulf of St. Lawrence
vsGulf of Saint Lawrence
3.9

A large area of sea where the St Lawrence River meets the Atlantic Ocean near eastern Canada

is the same place but uses the full written name and lists bordering provinces

Surface Forms

Gulf of Saint Lawrence main

Morphology

gulf + of + Saint + Lawrence

The phrase is compositionally clear: 'gulf' denotes a large inlet and 'of Saint Lawrence' simply names which gulf it is, so a learner who knows the constituent words will understand it refers to a specific sea inlet associated with Saint Lawrence. Place‑naming using 'gulf of X' is a standard, cross‑linguistic pattern, so no idiomatic or metaphorical shift blocks comprehension.

Etymology

Gulf of Saint Lawrence may come from early explorers who arrived there on Saint Lawrence's day and named the big gulf after him. That's why today the name refers to the large inlet of the Atlantic off eastern Canada.