as in continent
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
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Recent Examples of landmass
The route likely involved crossing from Borneo (then part of a landmass known as Sunda) to Sulawesi and other islands that form a region scientists call Wallacea, before reaching Sahul.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Abu Dhabi is the biggest by landmass of the seven emirates making up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the second most populous after Dubai, while its main city is both the capital of the emirate and the wider UAE.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Since 1850, it's lost two-thirds of its landmass to erosion and sea level rise.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
These tools lay undisturbed for millennia in sand deposits from an ancient landmass known as Thorney Island, which purportedly supported prehistoric communities, placing the foundation of the Parliament site much further back in time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Abu Dhabi is the biggest by landmass of the seven emirates making up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the second most populous after Dubai, while its main city is both the capital of the emirate and the wider UAE.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Since 1850, it's lost two-thirds of its landmass to erosion and sea level rise.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
These tools lay undisturbed for millennia in sand deposits from an ancient landmass known as Thorney Island, which purportedly supported prehistoric communities, placing the foundation of the Parliament site much further back in time.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmass
Noun
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Planet Earth has gone through many periods where supercontinents and superoceans were the norm, and many others where multiple continents and multiple separate, independent oceans covered Earth’s surface.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Feb. 2026
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Really, the only All-Star Game among this continent’s four traditional major sports that has any hint of relevance is baseball’s.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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It is obligated by domestic law to provide Taiwan with sufficient hardware to deter any armed attack from the mainland.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Don your hiking boots and prepare yourself to roam perhaps the most untamed piece of mainland France.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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