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mainland

(meɪnlænd)
singular noun [NOUN noun]
You can refer to the largest part of a country or continent as the mainland when contrasting it with the islands around it.
She was going to Nanaimo to catch the ferry to the mainland.
...the islands that lie off the coast of mainland Britain.

mainland in British English

(ˈmeɪnlənd)
noun
1. 
the main part of a land mass as opposed to an island or peninsula
2.  the mainland
Derived forms
mainlander (ˈmainlander)
noun

Mainland in British English

(ˈmeɪnlənd)
noun
1. 
an island off N Scotland: the largest of the Shetland Islands. Chief town: Lerwick. Pop: 17 550 (2001). Area: about 583 sq km (225 sq miles)
2.  Also called: Pomona
an island off N Scotland: the largest of the Orkney Islands. Chief town: Kirkwall. Pop: 15 315 (2001). Area: 492 sq km (190 sq miles)
3.  the Mainland

Mainland in American English

(ˈmeɪnˌlænd; ˈmeɪnlənd)
1. 
chief island of Japan
see also Honshu
2. 
largest of the Orkney Islands: c. 190 sq mi (492 sq km)
3. 
largest of the Shetland Islands: 407 sq mi (1,054 sq km)

mainland in American English

(ˈmeɪnˌlænd; ˈmeɪnlənd)
noun
the principal land or largest part of a continent or country, as distinguished from a relatively small island or peninsula
Derived forms
mainlander (ˈmainˌlander)
noun

Examples of 'mainland' in a sentence
mainland

High waves riding the storm surge push sand from dune ridges back into the lagoon between the barrier island and the mainland.
Christianity Today (2000)
Ireland was also once connected to the British mainland by a land bridge.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Totally different breed from your mainland Italian.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Long may it do so, on islands and mainland alike.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
An attack on the British mainland remains on its agenda but it currently lacks the organisational capability.
The Sun (2013)
It has been an island apart from mainland China for a long time.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This is where we discovered a very high land on our return voyage without being able to ascertain whether it was mainland or island.
Glyn Williams VOYAGES OF DELUSION: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason (2002)
When did you last come across a wind on the British mainland strong enough to blow over a piano?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Not since the 1950s have many of us on the mainland dared to leave a bike unlocked or garden produce unguarded.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We stock a great range of picnic items and offer fast delivery service any mainland UK address.
The Sun (2009)
Prices include postage to UK mainland addresses.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Price includes delivery to UK mainland addresses.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Prices apply to UK mainland addresses only.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Please call to arrange non UK mainland delivery.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Please call to discuss delivery to non UK mainland addresses.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There we were imagining that Britain was some islands off the coast of mainland Europe.
The Sun (2009)

In other languages
mainland

British English: mainland /ˈmeɪnlənd/ NOUN
The mainland is the large main part of a country, in contrast to the islands around it.
She caught a boat to the mainland.
  • American English: mainland
  • Arabic: الْيَابِسَةُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: continente
  • Chinese: 大陆
  • Croatian: kopno
  • Czech: pevnina
  • Danish: fastland
  • Dutch: vasteland
  • European Spanish: territorio continental
  • Finnish: manner
  • French: continent
  • German: Festland
  • Greek: ηπειρωτική χώρα
  • Italian: continente
  • Japanese: 本土
  • Korean: 본토
  • Norwegian: fastland
  • Polish: kontynent
  • European Portuguese: continente
  • Romanian: uscat
  • Russian: континент
  • Latin American Spanish: territorio continental
  • Swedish: fastland
  • Thai: แผ่นดินใหญ่
  • Turkish: anakara
  • Ukrainian: материк
  • Vietnamese: đất liền

Definition of 'mainland'

Chinese translation of 'mainland'

mainland

(ˈmeɪnlənd)

n

  1. the mainland 大陆(陸) (dàlù)

adj

  1. 大陆(陸)的 (dàlù de)
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