Greater Adria

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A Greenland-sized paleo-microcontinent in the Neo-Tethys Ocean that rifted from the north of Africa portion of the supercontinent of Gondwana and accreted to the south of Europe portion of the supercontinent of Laurasia, and thence subducted.

Related

Broader meaning words

• microcontinent
• paleomicrocontinent
• continent
• paleocontinent

Origin

• greater + Adria.
• From being first discovered in researching the geologic region called Adria.