Avalonia
UK/ˌævəˈləʊ.ni.ə/US/ˌævəˈloʊ.ni.ə/
Avalonia proper noun: a microcontinent in the Paleozoic era, crustal fragments of which underlie south-west Great Britain and the eastern coast of North America.
Proper noun
Avalonia
- A microcontinent in the Paleozoic era, crustal fragments of which underlie south-west Great Britain and the eastern coast of North America.
Origin of Avalonia
From Avalon + -ia, named after the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.
Words that rhyme with Avalonia
- Poseidonia
- Livonia
- macedonia
- Franconia
- Laconia
- Sidonia
- Usonia
- Wallonia
- Catalonia
- sinfonia
- Slavonia
- ammonia
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- Babylonia
- Cydonia
- Freedonia
- harmonia
- Patagonia
- valonia
- wellingtonia
- abronia
- adansonia
- Ambazonia
- Aonia
- aphonia
- asonia
- Assyro-Babylonia
- begonia
- caustic ammonia
- claytonia
- Dumnonia
- dysphonia
- Estonia
- gonia
- gordonia
- heliconia
- houstonia
- Kydonia
- Lycaonia
- Maeonia
- Magonia
- Paeonia
- Pannonia
- pavonia
- Polonia
- polyphonia
- Savonia
- Selonia
- Snowdonia
- Sophronia
- tithonia
- Tsakonia
- washingtonia
- watsonia
Questions about Avalonia
- What does Avalonia mean?
- Avalonia means a microcontinent in the Paleozoic era, crustal fragments of which underlie south-west Great Britain and the eastern coast of North America.
- What part of speech is Avalonia?
- Avalonia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Avalonia?
- Avalonia is pronounced /ˌævəˈləʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).
Words near Avalonia in the dictionary
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