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mainlander

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main⋅land⋅er

  [meyn-lan-der, -luhn-der]
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–noun
1. a person who lives on a mainland.
2. (in Hawaii) a person who lives in the continental U.S.
Origin:
1855–60; mainland + -er 1
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main·land   (mān'lānd', -lənd)   
n.  The principal landmass of a continent.
main'land'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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