Etymology

Gondwana

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Today it means: A region of central India. Full definition →

Sanskrit गोण्डवन
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromगोण्डवन“Forest of Gondi”
  2. English todayGondwana

Borrowed from Sanskrit गोण्डवन (goṇḍavana, “Forest of Gondi”). The continent was named after the region in India by Austrian scientist Eduard Suess in 1861.

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