supercontinent

supercontinent

English

Etymology

super- +‎ continent

Noun

supercontinent (plural supercontinents)

1. A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.
2. A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas. (Compare subcontinent).

Translations

very large continent in the Earth's past

Dutch: supercontinent n, oercontinent n Esperanto: kotinentego, superkontinento Estonian: hiidmanner Finnish: jättiläismanner French: supercontinent (fr) m German: Superkontinent m Greek: υπερήπειρος f (yperípeiros)

Japanese: 超大陸 (ちょうたいりく, chōtairiku) Norwegian: superkontinent c Portuguese: supercontinente m Russian: суперконтине́нт (ru) m (superkontinént) Spanish: supercontinente m Swedish: superkontinent Thai: มหาทวีป

one of modern landmasses

Danish: superkontinent n Dutch: supercontinent n Estonian: hiidmanner Finnish: suurmanner French: supercontinent (fr) m Galician: please add this translation if you can German: please add this translation if you can

Greek: υπερήπειρος f (yperípeiros) Portuguese: supercontinente m Russian: суперконтине́нт (ru) m (superkontinént) Spanish: supercontinente m Swedish: superkontinent Thai: มหาทวีป

Further reading

• supercontinent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Etymology

From super- +‎ continent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsy.pər.kɔn.tiˌnɛnt/
• Hyphenation: su‧per‧con‧ti‧nent

Noun

supercontinent n (plural supercontinenten)

1. supercontinent (large landmass consisting of multiple continents or an extremely large continent in a planet's geologic past)

Hyponyms

• oercontinent

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French

Etymology

super- +‎ continent

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.pɛʁ.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃/

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Noun

supercontinent m (plural supercontinents)

1. supercontinent