"continentality" meaning in English

See continentality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: continentalities [plural]
Etymology: continental + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|continental|ity}} continental + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} continentality (countable and uncountable, plural continentalities)
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being a continent Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-continentality-en-noun-BR19J2UX
  2. (countable) The degree to which the climate of a place is affected by a large land mass Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-continentality-en-noun-rHnq2AC0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 32 68

Inflected forms

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