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[meyn-land, -luh
nd] 
–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. |
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) |
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| main·land (mān'lānd', -lənd) n. The principal landmass of a continent. main'land'er n. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : mainland
Spanish:
continente, tierra firme,
German:
das Festland,
Japanese:
本土
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