Gondwana
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”). The continent was named after the region in India by Austrian scientist Eduard Suess in 1861.
=== Pronunciation ===
(General American) IPA(key): /ɡɑndˈwɑnə/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɒndˈwɑːnə/
Rhymes: -ɑːnə
=== Proper noun ===
Gondwana
A region of central India.
(geology) A southern supercontinent, formed before Pangaea between 600 and 530 million years ago, that included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.
Synonym: (dated) Gondwanaland
==== Derived terms ====
Gondwanaland
Gondwanan
==== Related terms ====
Gondwanalandic
==== Coordinate terms ====
Laurasia
==== Translations ====
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɡondwɑnɑ/, [ˈɡo̞n.dwɑ̝nɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ondwɑnɑ
Syllabification(key): Gond‧wa‧na
Hyphenation(key): Gond‧wa‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Gondwana
Gondwana (supercontinent).
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
Gondwanamaa
Gondwanamanner
==== Derived terms ====
== French ==
=== Proper noun ===
Gondwana m
Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
== German ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Gondwana n
Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡɔnˈdva.na/
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: Gon‧dwa‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Gondwana f
Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
Gondwana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Gonduana
=== Etymology ===
From Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Gondwana f
Gondwana (southern supercontinent)
==== Coordinate terms ====
Laurásia
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡondˈwana/ [ɡõn̪d̪ˈwa.na]
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: Gond‧wa‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Gondwana f
Gondwana (southern supercontinent)