Urkontinent

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German

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Etymology

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ur- +‎ Kontinent. Coined by German climatologist and geologist Alfred Wegener, who developed the concept of continental drift.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuːɐ̯ˌkɔntinɛnt/

Proper noun

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Urkontinent

  1. Former name of Pangäa (“Pangaea”).
  2. Synonym of Ur (“the paleocontinent of Ur”)

Noun

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Urkontinent

  1. paleocontinent (a former continent that existed in the past)
    Coordinate term: Urozean

Descendants

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  • → English: ur-continent

Further reading

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