landmass n : a large continuous extent of land

English

Noun

1. A large continuous area of land, either surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass.

Not to be confused with land mass.

A landmass is a large continuous area of land. Although it may be most often written as one word to distinguish it from the usage 'land mass' to mean the measure of a land area, it is also used as two words.

Landmasses include:

• continents
• supercontinents
• large islands

Africa, America, Antarctica, Antipodes, Asia, Asia Major, Asia Minor, Australasia, Australia, East, Eastern Hemisphere, Eurasia, Eurasian landmass, Europe, Far East, Levant, Middle East, Near East, New World, North America, Occident, Oceania, Old World, Orient, South America, West, Western Hemisphere, continent, down under, eastland, main, mainland, peninsula, subcontinent, the old country