continentality

[ kon-tn-uh n-tal-i-tee ]
/ ˌkɒn tn ənˈtæl ɪ ti /

noun

the degree to which the climate of a region typifies that of the interior of a large landmass.
Compare oceanicity.

Origin of continentality

First recorded in 1895–1900; continental + -ity

Words nearby continentality

continental seating, continental shelf, continental slope, continental system, continentalism, continentality, continentalize, continently, continents, contingence, contingency