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Doggerland

Syllables: Dog·ger·land/ˈdɒ.ɡə.lænd/US/ˈdɑ.ɡɚ.lænd/

Doggerland proper noun: a former landmass in the southern North Sea which connected the island of Great Britain to mainland Europe during the last ice age.

Proper noun

Doggerland

  1. A former landmass in the southern North Sea which connected the island of Great Britain to mainland Europe during the last ice age.
  2. By restriction, the region around the Dogger Hills (later, Dogger Island; now Dogger Bank)

Synonyms of Doggerland

  • Agderia
  • Northsealand

Forms of Doggerland

alternative formDogger Land

Origin of Doggerland

From Dogger Bank + -land.

Questions about Doggerland

What does Doggerland mean?
Doggerland means a former landmass in the southern North Sea which connected the island of Great Britain to mainland Europe during the last ice age.
What part of speech is Doggerland?
Doggerland is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Doggerland?
Doggerland is pronounced /ˈdɒ.ɡə.lænd/ (UK).

Words near Doggerland in the dictionary

  1. doggerelizers
  2. doggerelizes
  3. doggerelizing
  4. doggerels
  5. doggeries
  6. Doggerland
  7. doggerman
  8. doggermen
  9. doggers
  10. doggery
  11. dogges

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