mainland
noun
main·land
ˈmān-ˌland 
-lənd
: a continent or the main part of a continent as distinguished from an offshore island or sometimes from a cape or peninsula
Examples of mainland in a Sentence
the boat back to the mainland leaves once every two days
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Last month, Cyclone Chido claimed the lives of more than 100 people in Mozambique and Malawi after devastating the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte and making landfall on mainland Africa.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The Southern Bridge that connects the nether end of tony Palm Beach Island to the mainland city of West Palm Beach was once a calm overpass where people strolled alongside Bentleys over the Intracoastal Waterway.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
Despite this, mainland China’s benchmark CSI 300 fell 0.27% to 3,722.51, extending losses after having closed at its lowest level since September 2024 on Friday.
—Hakyung Kim,brian Evans, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
The rapid growth of Chinese influence in the canal began in 2017, the year that then-President Juan Carlos Varela cut ties with Taiwan and instead recognized the People’s Republic of China on the mainland.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The Southern Bridge that connects the nether end of tony Palm Beach Island to the mainland city of West Palm Beach was once a calm overpass where people strolled alongside Bentleys over the Intracoastal Waterway.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
Despite this, mainland China’s benchmark CSI 300 fell 0.27% to 3,722.51, extending losses after having closed at its lowest level since September 2024 on Friday.
—Hakyung Kim,brian Evans, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
The rapid growth of Chinese influence in the canal began in 2017, the year that then-President Juan Carlos Varela cut ties with Taiwan and instead recognized the People’s Republic of China on the mainland.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainland. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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mainland
noun
main·land
ˈmān-ˌland
-lənd
: a continent or the main part of a continent as distinguished from an offshore island or sometimes from a cape or peninsula
mainlander
noun
Geographical Definition
Mainland
geographical name
Main·land
ˈmān-ˌland
-lənd
1
2
island in northern Scotland; largest of the Orkney Islands
3
island in northern Scotland; largest of the Shetland Islands
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