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supercontinent

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English continent English supercontinent From super- + continent.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: supercontinent — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Dutch: oercontinent — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Esperanto: kotinentego — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Esperanto: superkontinento — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Estonian: hiidmanner — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Finnish: jättiläismanner — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • French: supercontinent — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Georgian: სუპერკონტინენტი (suṗerḳonṭinenṭi) — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • German: Superkontinent — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Greek: υπερήπειρος (yperípeiros) — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Japanese: 超大陸 (chōtairiku) — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Norwegian: superkontinent — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Portuguese: supercontinente — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Russian: суперконтине́нт (superkontinént) — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Spanish: supercontinente — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Swedish: superkontinent — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Thai: มหาทวีป — very large continent in the Earth's past
  • Danish: superkontinent — one of modern landmasses
  • Dutch: supercontinent — one of modern landmasses
  • Estonian: hiidmanner — one of modern landmasses
  • Finnish: suurmanner — one of modern landmasses
  • French: supercontinent — one of modern landmasses
  • German: Doppelkontinent — one of modern landmasses
  • Greek: υπερήπειρος (yperípeiros) — one of modern landmasses
  • Portuguese: supercontinente — one of modern landmasses
  • Russian: суперконтине́нт (superkontinént) — one of modern landmasses
  • Spanish: supercontinente — one of modern landmasses
  • Swedish: superkontinent — one of modern landmasses
  • Thai: มหาทวีป — one of modern landmasses