Gondwana

Meaning

Proper Noun

region India (country).
Southern supercontinent, formed after the break up of Pangaea before the Triassic period, including most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.

Origin

From Sanskrit गोण्डवन ("Forest of Gondi"). The continent was named by Austrian scientist Eduard Suess.

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