Urkontinent

German

Etymology

ur- +‎ Kontinent. Coined by Alfred Wegener, the person who conceived of continental drift.

Proper noun

Urkontinent

  1. Former name of Pangäa (“Pangaea”).
  2. Misspelling of Ur. (the palaeocontinent of Ur)

Noun

Urkontinent

  1. palaeocontinent. (a former continent that existed in the past.)
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