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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The ICBMs are all capable of reaching the U.S. mainland in the event of a nuclear conflict.
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Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Zixu Wang is a Times reporter and researcher covering news in mainland China and Hong Kong.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
More funding is needed to repair communities in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina rocked in September by Hurricane Helene, the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
The downturn in November has also started to eat into the gains of the past two years for a majority of the 10 biggest markets, particularly for mainland China, which showed a 28.5 percent decrease.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Zixu Wang is a Times reporter and researcher covering news in mainland China and Hong Kong.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
More funding is needed to repair communities in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina rocked in September by Hurricane Helene, the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
The downturn in November has also started to eat into the gains of the past two years for a majority of the 10 biggest markets, particularly for mainland China, which showed a 28.5 percent decrease.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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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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