Sundaland
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia which encompasses the areas of the Asian continental shelf that was exposed during the last ice age
- 2 The area of the Sunda Shelf exposed during ice age glacial periods.
- 3 Sunda (region) archaic
Etymology
From Sunda + land. The geographical use derives from Dutch Soendaland.