as in continents
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 landmasses
Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmasses
Noun
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This fall, Gen Z travel searches are up 26 percent, with many travelers booking international vacations across all continents.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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Decoding the Himalayan formation The Himalayan mountains formed in the collision between the Asian and Indian continents around 50 million years ago.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two mainlands themselves are only 55 miles apart where Alaska's Seward Peninsula and Russia's Chukotka Peninsula sit on opposite sides of the Bering Sea.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Landmasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmasses. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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