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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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index and mainland China’s CSI 300 were little changed.
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Abid Ali, CNBC, 17 July 2024
Last Thursday, Vox quit coalition governments with the conservative People’s Party (PP) in five key regions of Spain after disagreements over the PP’s support of Spain’s socialist governments plans to welcome 400 unaccompanied underage immigrants in mainland Spain.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2024
International travelers and those visiting from the mainland can also fly into Honolulu International Airport (HNL) on Oahu and take a short connecting flight to Kona or Hilo.
—Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
Together, mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan make up two-thirds of Uniqlo’s international footprint.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 12 July 2024
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Abid Ali, CNBC, 17 July 2024
Last Thursday, Vox quit coalition governments with the conservative People’s Party (PP) in five key regions of Spain after disagreements over the PP’s support of Spain’s socialist governments plans to welcome 400 unaccompanied underage immigrants in mainland Spain.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2024
International travelers and those visiting from the mainland can also fly into Honolulu International Airport (HNL) on Oahu and take a short connecting flight to Kona or Hilo.
—Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
Together, mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan make up two-thirds of Uniqlo’s international footprint.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 12 July 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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