prehistoriccontinent
nounUK /ˌpriːhɪˈstɒrɪk ˈkɒntɪnənt/
US /ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk ˈkɑːntɪnənt/
A very big piece of land that existed long, long ago before people wrote things down.
Scientists say the dinosaurs walked across a prehistoric continent that later split apart.
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2. A large area of land from Earth's distant past that is now broken into smaller pieces.
The map showed a prehistoric continent that slowly became today's separate countries.
3. A made-up or imaginary land used in stories about ancient times.
The comic book hero sailed to a prehistoric continent full of giant insects.
4. A very old region of land studied by scientists who dig up rocks and bones.
Her class project was about a prehistoric continent and the strange animals that lived there.