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
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There are now multiple mainland sanctuaries for the birds, allowing the population to grow and eventually be reintroduced to all of its native habitats, officials said.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The attack, combined with a strike against the multi-billion-dollar Kerch Strait bridge built after Moscow annexed the Crimea in 2014 to connect it to the Russian mainland, was a huge blow, both in image and in substance.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
These are part of Iran but geographically close to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and therefore easier to monitor than the mainland.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
The risk of a major hurricane, with winds of more than 111 mph, making landfall somewhere along the entire U.S. mainland coastline is about 51%, according to the update.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 June 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The attack, combined with a strike against the multi-billion-dollar Kerch Strait bridge built after Moscow annexed the Crimea in 2014 to connect it to the Russian mainland, was a huge blow, both in image and in substance.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
These are part of Iran but geographically close to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and therefore easier to monitor than the mainland.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
The risk of a major hurricane, with winds of more than 111 mph, making landfall somewhere along the entire U.S. mainland coastline is about 51%, according to the update.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mainland
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“Mainland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainland. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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
1
2
island in northern Scotland; largest of the Orkney Islands
3
island in northern Scotland; largest of the Shetland Islands
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