Doggerland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former landmass in the southern North Sea which connected the island of Great Britain to mainland Europe during the last ice age.
  2. By restriction, the region around the Dogger Hills (later, Dogger Island; now Dogger Bank)

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒ.ɡə.lænd/ /ˈdɑ.ɡɚ.lænd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Doggerland.wav

Word forms

Doggerland Dogger Land

Etymology

From Dogger Bank + -land.

Synonyms

Agderia Northsealand

Related words

Dogger Bank Dogger Hills Dogger Island
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