Sundaland

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Sundaland

1. (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]
2. (paleogeography) The area of the Sunda Shelf exposed during ice age glacial periods.
3. (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