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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How to get to Galveston Galveston occupies most of an island about two miles off mainland Texas.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
During the second quarter, sales grew 25 percent to $393 million in mainland China, now the brand’s second-largest market.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
The strategist said companies in the mainland China CSI 300 index are posting third-quarter earnings growth of 5% compared with the same period a year ago.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Circular building blueprint Researchers from Tsinghua University have now developed the China Aggregate Metabolism Provincial Scenarios (CHAMPS) model to map the supply and use of aggregates across 31 mainland provinces from 1978 to 2050.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
During the second quarter, sales grew 25 percent to $393 million in mainland China, now the brand’s second-largest market.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
The strategist said companies in the mainland China CSI 300 index are posting third-quarter earnings growth of 5% compared with the same period a year ago.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Circular building blueprint Researchers from Tsinghua University have now developed the China Aggregate Metabolism Provincial Scenarios (CHAMPS) model to map the supply and use of aggregates across 31 mainland provinces from 1978 to 2050.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainland. Accessed 15 Nov. 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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