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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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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