Definition of landmass
: a large area of land continental landmasses
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Examples of landmass in a Sentence
the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
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The war tripled Israel’s landmass overnight and gave it dominion over the lives of more than a million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
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A map illustrating how the mosaic photos are distributed across the Antarctic landmass.
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1856
First Known Use of landmass
1856
LANDMASS Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of landmass for English Language Learners
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: a very large area of land (such as a continent)
LANDMASS Defined for Kids
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Definition of landmass for Students
: a very large area of land a continental landmass
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