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
Recent Examples on the Web
The northern part of the island remains untouched and is home to wildlife rarely seen on the mainland.
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Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
That works out to about 180 to 190 cars taken off the roads daily on Anna Maria Island and the causeways linking it to the mainland.
—James A. Jones Jr., Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Archaeologists surveying the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia that was destroyed by Rio Tinto in 2020 have unearthed major finds including the tooth of a Tasmanian Devil that has not been recorded on the mainland in 3,000 years.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
But with the skies over the West Bank and Israel ablaze with Iranian rockets and drones, a war slogging on in Ukraine, and tensions between Taiwan and mainland China renewed, Biden has a chance to position himself as a wartime President even without U.S. troops officially engaged.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Nearly every one of its mainland nations has become a major producer or mover of the drug, feeding booming markets in the United States, Europe and South America.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Williams received British assurances that his ship wouldn’t be fired upon but was forbidden from stepping foot on the mainland and ordered to return home immediately after the eclipse.
—Yaakov Zinberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
American officials, mindful of the threat to Taiwan from a mainland Chinese government that considers the island a renegade province, have pushed U.S. and Taiwanese companies—including TSMC—to diversify geographically.
—Debby Wu, Fortune Asia, 3 Apr. 2024
Blizzard suspended most online game services and sales in mainland China when the prior pact expired more than a year ago, cutting off a lucrative collaboration for both parties.
—Sabrina Mao, Fortune Asia, 10 Apr. 2024
Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
That works out to about 180 to 190 cars taken off the roads daily on Anna Maria Island and the causeways linking it to the mainland.
—James A. Jones Jr., Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Archaeologists surveying the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia that was destroyed by Rio Tinto in 2020 have unearthed major finds including the tooth of a Tasmanian Devil that has not been recorded on the mainland in 3,000 years.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
But with the skies over the West Bank and Israel ablaze with Iranian rockets and drones, a war slogging on in Ukraine, and tensions between Taiwan and mainland China renewed, Biden has a chance to position himself as a wartime President even without U.S. troops officially engaged.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Nearly every one of its mainland nations has become a major producer or mover of the drug, feeding booming markets in the United States, Europe and South America.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
Williams received British assurances that his ship wouldn’t be fired upon but was forbidden from stepping foot on the mainland and ordered to return home immediately after the eclipse.
—Yaakov Zinberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
American officials, mindful of the threat to Taiwan from a mainland Chinese government that considers the island a renegade province, have pushed U.S. and Taiwanese companies—including TSMC—to diversify geographically.
—Debby Wu, Fortune Asia, 3 Apr. 2024
Blizzard suspended most online game services and sales in mainland China when the prior pact expired more than a year ago, cutting off a lucrative collaboration for both parties.
—Sabrina Mao, Fortune Asia, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainland. Accessed 27 Apr. 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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