Mainland - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mainland :  (noun)

1: the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula

Based on WordNet 2.0

Mainland : \Main"land`\, n. The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula. --Dryden.

After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland. --Hawthorne.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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