Zealandia

English

Etymology

From Zealand +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ziːˈlændi.ə/

Proper noun

Zealandia

  1. A sunken continent east of Sahul and in the west of the Pacific, the profferred eighth continent. A nearly submerged continent or microcontinent that sank after breaking away from Australia many millions of years ago.
  2. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Synonyms

sunken continent, 8th continent

Derived terms

See also

proposed sunken continents
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