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
About 60 million ethnic Chinese live outside mainland China, according to the United Nations.
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Evelyn Cheng,sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Over the past 40 years, Taiwan has emerged as a vibrant, diverse democracy with a strong identity, less willing to unify with the mainland and eager to chart its own course.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety With mainland China closed to Netflix as a streamer and Hong Kong largely working in the Cantonese minority variant of Chinese, Taiwan has become the de facto hub of the company’s Chinese-language production operations.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
The island paradise is located about half an hour by boat from Sihanoukville on the mainland.
—David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024
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Evelyn Cheng,sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Over the past 40 years, Taiwan has emerged as a vibrant, diverse democracy with a strong identity, less willing to unify with the mainland and eager to chart its own course.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
Popular on Variety With mainland China closed to Netflix as a streamer and Hong Kong largely working in the Cantonese minority variant of Chinese, Taiwan has become the de facto hub of the company’s Chinese-language production operations.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
The island paradise is located about half an hour by boat from Sihanoukville on the mainland.
—David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainland. Accessed 12 Sep. 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
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2
island in northern Scotland; largest of the Orkney Islands
3
island in northern Scotland; largest of the Shetland Islands
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