Pangaea

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pan jēə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pan•gae•a  (pan jēə),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologythe hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
Also, Pan•gea. Cf. supercontinent. 
  • 1920–25; pan- + Greek gaîa earth; allegedly coined by German meteorologist Alfred Latin. Wegener (1880–1930)

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