continentality
[ kon-tn-uhn-tal-i-tee ]
noun
the degree to which the climate of a region typifies that of the interior of a large landmass.
Origin of continentality
1First recorded in 1895–1900; continental + -ity
- Compare oceanicity.
Words Nearby continentality
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