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MASSIF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("massif" is a kind of...):
formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)
Instance hyponyms:
Massif Central (a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country)
Holonyms ("massif" is a part of...):
chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)
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