Avalonia
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Avalon + -ia, named after the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌævəˈləʊ.ni.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌævəˈloʊ.ni.ə/
- Rhymes: -əʊniə
Proper noun
[edit]Avalonia
- A microcontinent in the Paleozoic era, crustal fragments of which underlie south-west Great Britain and the eastern coast of North America.