MAINLAND

mainland

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mainland (plural mainlands)

The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.

The principal island of a group.

Hypernyms

• land

Anagrams

• almandin

Proper noun

Mainland

The largest island in the Orkney Islands, to the north of Scotland.

The largest island in the Shetland Islands, to the north of both Orkney and Scotland.

Anagrams

• almandin

Source: Wiktionary


Main"land`, n.

Definition: The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula. Dryden. After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland. Hawthorne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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