as in continent
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
the boat back to the mainland leaves once every two days
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Recent Examples of mainland
Before that, the islands—reached by a 30-minute speedboat ride from the mainland—had been frequented only by fishermen.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Its rhetoric has also turned nationalist and has been increasingly insistent about reuniting Taiwan with the mainland.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
On Monday, stocks in Japan, Hong Kong and mainland China all posted gains.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost around 3.4% and South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.7%, but Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed more than 1.8% and mainland China’s CSI 300 added roughly 0.5%.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Its rhetoric has also turned nationalist and has been increasingly insistent about reuniting Taiwan with the mainland.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
On Monday, stocks in Japan, Hong Kong and mainland China all posted gains.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost around 3.4% and South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.7%, but Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed more than 1.8% and mainland China’s CSI 300 added roughly 0.5%.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainland
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Other countries must compete in qualifiers against nations from the same continent, followed by some inter-continental play-offs for certain countries.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The population of great bustards, Otis tarda, is now down to less than 80 individuals, with some experts estimating the species will go extinct on the African continent by 2036.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainland. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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