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 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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Indeed, the trillion-dollar Belt & Road Initiative is in large part a defensive maneuver, born of a desire to reduce China’s susceptibility to maritime threats from the US by looking inland to the vast Eurasia continent.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Reservoirs of Yersinia pestis exist on every continent except Oceania, however, that does not mean human cases occur everywhere those reservoirs exist.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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Sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland, Kaliningrad is separated from mainland Russia and remains a major security concern for NATO’s eastern flank.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Then sponsored by another Danish MEP, Kira Marie Peter-Hansenm, the display took aim at Hong Kong and mainland China, where references to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre are heavily censored.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

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