Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A major landmass especially when considered in relation to nearby islands or attached peninsulas.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The principal island of a group: as, the mainland of Orkney.
- noun The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from
islands .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to
island , orpeninsula .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The main
landmass of acountry orcontinent
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
Etymologies
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Examples
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You may have not realised when I was using the term mainland Europe, I was excluding the British Isles.
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The channel round the island to the south has a considerable depth of water, and the only communication to the mainland is a causeway about eighty yards long and twelve broad.
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The first building on the mainland is a large store belonging to Shenowi Bey.
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If you look at greater China which we define as mainland China,
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If you look at greater China which we define as mainland China,
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If you look at greater China which we define as mainland China,
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If you look at greater China which we define as mainland China,
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If you look at greater China which we define as mainland China,
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If you look at greater China which we define as mainland China,
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If you look at greater China which we define as mainland China,
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