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gondwana

Gond·wa·na
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gond-wah-nuh]
    • /gɒndˈwɑ nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gond-wah-nuh]
    • /gɒndˈwɑ nə/

Definitions of gondwana word

  • noun gondwana a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. 1
  • noun gondwana the Mesozoic landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that included what are now South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica: it and Laurasia were the result of the splitting of Pangea 0

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Origin of gondwana

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Gondwana

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gondwana popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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