English Explanatory Dictionary

Greater Adria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Greenland-sized paleomicrocontinent in the Tethys Ocean that rifted from the north of Africa portion of the supercontinent of Gondwana and accreted to the south of Europe portion of the supercontinent of Laurasia, and thence subducted.

Word forms

Greater Adria

Etymology

From greater + Adria. From being first discovered in researching the geologic region called Adria.

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