English Explanatory Dictionary

Cradle of Humankind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region of Gauteng, South Africa; a UNESCO paleoanthrpological World Heritage Site.

Word forms

Cradle of Humankind

Etymology

cradle+humankind. From being a region which contains the highest density of fossilized human ancestors anywhere in the world at the time it was named.

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