Landmass vs Continental - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between landmass and continental

is that landmass is a large continuous area of land, either surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass while continental is someone from "the continent".

As an adjective continental is

of or relating to a continent or continents.

landmass

English

Alternative forms

* land mass

Noun

(landmasses)

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

continental

English

(wikipedia continental)

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or relating to a continent or continents.

*(Henry Hallam) (1777-1859)

*:No former king had involved himself so frequently in the labyrinth of continental alliances.

In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.

Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.

*:“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”

Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.

Synonyms

* (in the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands ): mainland * (characteristic of the style of continental Europe ) European

Antonyms

* (characteristic of the style of continental Europe ): British, English

Derived terms

* continental breakfast * continental drift * continental plate * continental quilt * continental shelf * continental slope

Noun

(en noun)

Someone from "the continent".

(US History) A member of the Continental army.

(US History) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war (hence the expression "not worth a continental")

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