Zealandia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A sunken continent east of Sahul and in the west of the Pacific, the profferred eighth continent. A nearly submerged continent or microcontinent that sank after breaking away from Australia many millions of years ago.
  2. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ziːˈlændi.ə/

Word forms

Zealandia

Etymology

From Zealand + -ia.

Synonyms

Tasmantis Te Riu-a-Māui

Derived words

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