/ gɒnˈdwɑːnə; NAmE gɑːn-/ (also Gon·dwana·land /gɒnˈdwɑːnəlænd; NAmE gɑːn-/) noun
[ sing. ] ( geology ) a very large area of land that existed in the southern hemisphere millions of years ago. It was made up of the present Arabia, S America, Antarctica, Australia and India.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent. (originally denoting any of a series of rocks in India): from the name of a region in central northern India, from Sanskrit goṇḍavana forest of Gond.