Gondwana

[ gond-wah-nuh ]

/ gɒndˈwɑ nə /

noun

a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.

Also called Gond·wa·na·land .

Compare Laurasia.

Origin of Gondwana

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby Gondwana

gondola, gondola back, gondoletta, gondolier, Gondomar, Gondwana, Gondwanaland, gone, gone away, gonecyst, gonecystolith

Example sentences from the Web for Gondwana

A strip of Gondwana beds follows approximately the course of the Godavari.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
Several of the plants are identical with forms which occur in the upper portion of the Gondwana system.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various
Upper Gondwana beds also occur in small patches at several other places near the east coast.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
The upper part of the Gondwana series is not improbably Jurassic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5|Various

She is more worshipped in Gondwana and the forest tracts to the east and south of it than in any other part of India.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various

单词	gondwana
释义	Gondwana [ gond-wah-nuh ] / gɒndˈwɑ nə / noun a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. Also called Gond·wa·na·land . Compare Laurasia. Origin of Gondwana First recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby Gondwana gondola, gondola back, gondoletta, gondolier, Gondomar, Gondwana, Gondwanaland, gone, gone away, gonecyst, gonecystolith Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Gondwana A strip of Gondwana beds follows approximately the course of the Godavari. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3\|Various Several of the plants are identical with forms which occur in the upper portion of the Gondwana system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2\|Various Upper Gondwana beds also occur in small patches at several other places near the east coast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3\|Various The upper part of the Gondwana series is not improbably Jurassic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5\|Various She is more worshipped in Gondwana and the forest tracts to the east and south of it than in any other part of India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6\|Various
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