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Pangée

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French

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Pangée

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɑ̃.ʒe/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from German Pangäa.

    Proper noun

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    la Pangée f

    1. (geology) Pangaea (a former supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana)
      Hypernym: supercontinent
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    Etymology 2

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    From Ancient Greek Παγγαῖον (Pangaîon).

    Proper noun

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    le Pangée m

    1. Pangaion Hills (massif in Greece)
      Hypernym: massif
      Holonym: Macédoine
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