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Dinantian

adjective
Di·​nan·​tian | \də̇ˈnanchən\

Definition of Dinantian 

: of or relating to a division of the Carboniferous of Europe

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History and Etymology for Dinantian

International Scientific Vocabulary dinant- (from Dinant, town in Belgium) + -ian

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