'Mainland' definitions:

Definition of 'mainland'

(from WordNet)
noun
The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula

Definition of 'Mainland'

From: GCIDE
  • Mainland \Main"land`\, n. The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]

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