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mainland

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main·land  (mnlnd, -lnd)
n.
The principal landmass of a continent.
mainlander n.
mainland
Noun
the main part of a land mass as opposed to an island
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mainlandmainland - the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
Translations
mainland [ˈmeɪnlənd] n → continente m
mainland [ˈmeɪnlənd] main n → continent m
mainland [ˈmeɪnlənd] main n → Festland nt
mainland [ˈmeɪnlənd] n → continente m


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They walled the confines of their coral reefs and sand-banks with coral-rock stolen from the mainland on dark nights.
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, a telegram, transmitted by cable from Valentia (Ireland) to Newfoundland and the American Mainland, arrived at the address of President Barbicane.
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The most perfect specimen is that upon the island of Mousa, near to the mainland of Zetland, which is probably in the same state as when inhabited.
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