Meanings
- A sunken continent east of Sahul and in the west of the Pacific, the proffered eighth continent. A nearly submerged continent or microcontinent that sank after breaking away from Australia many millions of years ago.
Synonyms: Tasmantis, Te Riu-a-Māui
- A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA sunken continent east of Sahul and in the west of the Pacific, the proffered eighth continent. A nearly submerged continent or microcontinent that sank after breaking away from Australia many millions of years ago.
Origin
Cite this entry
Zealandia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zealandia
“Zealandia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zealandia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zealandia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zealandia.
Source: Zealandia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.