[ 'ɒldə(ʊ)wən ]
■ adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting an early Lower Palaeolithic culture of Africa, dated to about 2.0–1.5 million years ago.
Origin
1930s: from Oldoway , alt. of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, + -an .
[ 'ɒldə(ʊ)wən ]
■ adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting an early Lower Palaeolithic culture of Africa, dated to about 2.0–1.5 million years ago.
Origin
1930s: from Oldoway , alt. of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, + -an .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004