LANDMASS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

landmass

noun

ˈland-ˌmas

Definition of landmass

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 Perhaps a fairer way is to look at landmass, already a popular metric at the 2026 World Cup thanks to the appearance of several small debutants. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 22 June 2026 Thankfully, New Yorkers have recently been freed from the agonizing personal calculus of whether to air-freight burritos across the landmass of North America. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026 And Roosevelt explained in his summer radio addresses of 1941 that if the Germans win the war, the United States becomes an island within the world, with hostile empires dominating most of the world’s landmass. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026 The eggs are believed to date back 72 million years ago to the Late Cretaceous period, when the region was part of the Ibero-Armorican Island, a prehistoric landmass made up of modern-day Spain, Portugal and southern France. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for landmass

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Countries across three continents are spending $2 trillion on a new, technological arms race, according to Bloomberg, including anti-satellite weapons to counter threats from space.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
Europe needs a continent-wide security architecture encompassing NATO members both inside and outside the EU.

— Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of continent

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In Isla de la Juventud, south of mainland Cuba, Marlys Ruiz has built a platform around a different kind of visibility.

— Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Most development in Hawaii falls within Special Management Areas, triggering archaeological and environmental review requirements that few mainland markets face.

— Jonathan Tower, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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