landmass
A large, continuous area of land surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmassA large, continuous area of land surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass.
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» Madagascar was one of the last major landmasses on earth to be colonized by humans.
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1 sensesA large, continuous area of land surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass.
Landfläche, Landmasse, Festland
су́шаsúša, твердьtverdʹ
a large continuous extent of land
Examples
3 sentencesMadagascar was one of the last major landmasses on earth to be colonized by humans.
More than one hundred twenty-five landmasses make up the Galapagos.
Owing to its landmass, the Antarctic has an air temperature lower than that of the Arctic.
deIn der Antarktis ist aufgrund der Landmasse die Lufttemperatur niedriger als in der Arktis. — Yorwba
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From land + mass.From land + mass.
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