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proto-Britain

proto-Britain noun: the formations far back in geological time that resulted eventually in the British Isles.

Noun

proto-Britain

  1. The formations far back in geological time that resulted eventually in the British Isles.
    • There were still plenty of islands about, including proto-Britain in the west and Iberia in the south[.]2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 55

Questions about proto-Britain

What does proto-Britain mean?
Proto-Britain means the formations far back in geological time that resulted eventually in the British Isles.
What part of speech is proto-Britain?
Proto-Britain is a noun.

Words near proto-Britain in the dictionary

  1. Proto-Baltic
  2. Proto-Balto-Slavic
  3. Proto-Bantu
  4. Proto-Basque
  5. Proto-Berber
  6. proto-Britain
  7. Proto-Brythonic
  8. Proto-Bungku-Tolaki
  9. proto-calcium
  10. Proto-Canaanite
  11. Proto-Canaanite alphabet

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