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Euramerican, a.|jʊərəˈmɛrɪkən|
[f. Euro- 1 + American a.; in later use also f. Euramerica n.: see -an.]
Of or pertaining to Europe and America; = Euro-American adj. s.v. Euro- 1; also spec. in Geol., pertaining to or designating the prehistoric land mass Euramerica.
1959New Biol. XXIX. 19 The best known of the northern floras is the ‘Euramerican flora’, represented by the fossils of the great coal basins of Europe and eastern North America. a1961in Webster s.v., Culture patterns that are variants of our common Euramerican culture. 1973Geophysical Jrnl. XXXIV. 128 These modifications need not necessarily invalidate the idea of a Euramerican group of continental plates. 1977A. Hallam Planet Earth 211 Hot dry conditions, with the development of extensive deserts, prevailed over much of the Euramerican kingdom and northern Gondwanaland. 1987Christian Science Monitor 17 Feb. 17/1 Their canvases have provided the received images of Euramerican civilization of the past several decades. |