Avalonia
//ˌævəˈləʊ.ni.ə// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A microcontinent in the Paleozoic era, crustal fragments of which underlie south-west Great Britain and the eastern coast of North America.
Etymology
From Avalon + -ia, named after the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.
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