Avalonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A microcontinent in the Paleozoic era, crustal fragments of which underlie south-west Great Britain and the eastern coast of North America.

Pronunciation

/ˌævəˈləʊ.ni.ə/ /ˌævəˈloʊ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Avalonia

Etymology

From Avalon + -ia, named after the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.

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