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 The front line alone is roughly eight hundred miles long, to say nothing of the potential targets dotted across Russia’s enormous landmass. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 The scale is whole EEZs, hundreds of thousands of square kilometres, often larger than the country's own landmass. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 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, 16 June 2026 So even in a very large earthquake, what happens is sideways movement along the fault, not a breakup of the landmass. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for landmass

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Rams owner Stan Kroenke has agreed to buy the Angels, adding Major League Baseball to a portfolio that spans six leagues and two continents.

— Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
On a continent that is already tightly integrated, Washington cannot fix its own exposure to Chinese coercion unless Mexico City and Ottawa fix theirs, too.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

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Investors are also betting on a future DeepSeek listing in the mainland, said Wayne Shiong, managing partner at Argo Venture Partners, as the startup risks an exodus of senior engineers without financial incentives to stay.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
These days, caretakers occupy the micronation, and the family lives mostly on the mainland.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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