gondwana
/ɡɑndˈwɑnə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A southern supercontinent, formed before Pangaea between 600 and 530 million years ago, that included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.
Example Sentences
- "Gondwana began to break up some 135 million years ago, yet evidence of the original junction still exists: Cliffs and mesa-like mountains in the western Sahara consist of sandstone similar to that of Mount Roraima."
- "At that time, the Gondwana supercontinent was located at the southern part of the Southern Hemisphere, developed amphibolite metamorphism and formed the united crystalline basement at about 510 Ma."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡɑndˈwɑnə/
- British English: /ɡɒndˈwɑːnə/