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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