Definition of landmassnext
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 However, landmasses are greatly distorted toward the poles, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere. — Jewel Bright, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 In total, 12,150 hectares burned — the landmass of San Francisco. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The landmass just north of Australia is the second-largest island in the world, after Greenland. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 The 216-acre landmass, accessible only by a seven-minute ferry ride from Miami Beach, private boat, or helicopter, has a limited supply of residences. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landmass
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Noun
  • Of equal effort but requiring far more generosity is the work Min Jin Lee has been doing for over 30 years, telling stories about the integrity of the human spirit that span time and continents.
    — Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Each destination becomes a chapter in a larger story, one that spans continents, cultures, and some of the world’s most extraordinary places.
    — Guy Bigiaoui, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • Two of them were pronounced dead, and two were rescued, taken to mainland hospitals and were stable, Torres said.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Kaliningrad, a Russian territory geographically separated from the Russian mainland, sits on the Baltic Sea between NATO members Poland and Lithuania and hosts significant Russian military assets, including elements of Moscow’s Baltic Fleet.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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