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mainland::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ground, dry land, earth, terra firma, land, solid ground |
Examples of mainland
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Only one ferry was left to make it back to the mainland and get to the hospital.
From the newsday.com
North Carolina shut down ferry service between the Outer Banks and the mainland.
From the dailyherald.com
Though gone for 20 years, Hu maintains a complicated reputation on the mainland.
From the time.com
In mainland China I think it is under 10,000 RMB to have a baby in the hospital.
From the forbes.com
Far in the distance, more than 50 miles away, is the edge of the Greek mainland.
From the telegraph.co.uk
These are official estimates, those are not including mainland Chinese illegals.
From the economist.com
Mainland China is using a newer poultry vaccine developed specifically for H5N1.
From the latimes.com
The causeway linking the island to the mainland remained closed early Wednesday.
From the toledoblade.com
Women's surfing on the mainland mostly has been a long string of disappointment.
From the ocregister.com
- The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- Mainland is a name given to a large landmass in a region (as contrasted with a nearby island or islands), or to the largest of a group of islands in an archipelago. Sometimes its residents are called "Mainlanders". ...
- Mainland Cheese is a brand of cheese now owned by Fonterra Co-operative Group that is sold throughout Australasia and parts of the Americas. It began as a family business in the South Island of New Zealand (which is known as the Mainland of New Zealand because it is the largest island).
- The Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections.
- "The Mainland" is an episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. It was first broadcast on 3 April 1998 as the fourth episode of the third series.
- The continental United States of America.
- All locations north of Jewfish Creek, including that large land mass that begins north of mile marker 113. Encompasses Miami, Washington, D.C., and the rest of the world.
- Land owned by Linden Lab on the 'continents'. Land here can only be purchased by Residents with a Premium membership, but there are no covenants and few restrictions on what one can do with the land.
- Refers to the South Island, because it is slightly bigger than the North Island
