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main⋅land

[meyn-land, -luhnd]
–noun
1. the principal land of a country, region, etc., as distinguished from adjacent islands or a peninsula: the mainland of Greece.
2. (in Hawaii) the 48 contiguous states of the U.S.

Origin:
1325–75; ME; see main 1 , land

Main⋅land

[meyn-land, -luhnd]
–noun
1. the largest of the Shetland Islands. 18,268; ab. 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km).
2. Pomona (def. 3).

Po⋅mo⋅na

[puh-moh-nuh]
–noun
1. the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
2. a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles, 92,742.
3. Also called Mainland. the largest of the Orkney Islands, N of Scotland. 6502; 190 sq. mi. (490 sq. km)
main·land   (mān'lānd', -lənd)   
n.  The principal landmass of a continent.
main'land'er n.

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.
Language Translation for : mainland
Spanish: continente, tierra firme,
German: das Festland,
Japanese: 本土
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