Sundaland

English

Etymology

From Sunda +‎ land. The geographical use derives from Dutch Soendaland.

Proper noun

Sundaland

(biogeography) A biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia which encompasses the areas of the Asian continental shelf that was exposed during the last ice age [from 1920s]
(paleogeography) The area of the Sunda Shelf exposed during ice age glacial periods.
(archaic) Sunda (region)

Synonyms

Sunda (abbreviated form)

(dry land during the ice age):

Sunda Land

(biogeographic region):

Sundaic region

Translations

biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia

Dutch: Soendaland n
Esperanto: Sunda Lando
Finnish: Sundamaa
German: Sunda, Sundaland
Spanish: Sondalandia f
Sundanese: Amparan Sunda

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