Urkontinent

German

Etymology

ur- +‎ Kontinent. Coined by German climatologist and geologist Alfred Wegener, who developed the concept of continental drift.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːɐ̯ˌkɔntinɛnt/

Proper noun

Urkontinent

  1. former name of Pangäa (“Pangaea”)
  2. synonym of Ur (“the paleocontinent of Ur”)

Noun

Urkontinent

  1. paleocontinent (a former continent that existed in the past)
    Coordinate term: Urozean

Descendants

  • → English: ur-continent

Further reading

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