mainland

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[edit] Etymology

main + land

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(GenAm) IPA: /ˈmeɪ̪nlənd/

[edit] Noun

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Wikipedia mainland (plural mainlands)

  1. The main landmass of a country or continent
    • 1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
      ...I got to the mainland, where, to my great comfort, I clambered up the cliffs of the shore and sat me down upon the grass, free from danger and quite out of the reach of the water.
    • 2005: comment
      You may have not realised when I was using the term mainland Europe, I was excluding the British Isles.

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