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Noun: mainland  meyn-lund or meyn-land
  1. The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula

Derived forms: mainlands

Type of: dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma

Encyclopedia: Mainland, Newfoundland and Labrador Mainland, Buck Lake Mainland Mainland, Western Australia Mainland, Shetland Mainland, Orkney

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