mainland
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈmeɪnˌlænd/
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tierra firme
- You've got a bright future, but it's on the mainland, not here.
- mainland China
- mainland and Taiwan
- the Chinese mainland
You know, you went deep into the United States mainland to to go to Notre Dame.
- You know, you went deep into the United States mainland to to go to Notre Dame.
- Boom, go, go to the mainland, why did we never leave?
- Of course, back on the mainland, today is Election Day in Alabama.
- But we are in a bus that was brought up from the mainland.
- Their bodies, haggard faces, gaunt limbs, bring news of the mainland.
- John Travolta sneaks up there with young men from the mainland.
- And, and Beijing has vowed to unify Taiwan with the mainland.
- So Taiwan's important to us primarily because it keeps pressure on mainland China.
- But I'm a first generation mainland born Puerto Ricenya.
- Well, in the mainland, I'm actually very well known.
- He wants to, he wants to have more integration with mainland rather than the island.
- And not just Brit but the world mainland Europe wants another war like they want AIDS.
Examples
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But I recently was on a big ferry boat from Sicily to the mainland of Italy.
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Relations between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan have become extremely tense since July of this year.
Academic text (1999) -
We need to get back to the mainland.
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Go back to the mainland.
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Of course, back on the mainland, today is Election Day in Alabama.
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But I think healthcare generally in the mainland still has a considerable way to go.
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Rather different from the vegetation on the mainland, which is more classical rain forest.
Fiction book (1990) -
A further argument against expanding trade and investment with the mainland is political in nature.
Academic text (1991) -
He must have gone to the mainland for news.
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On our trip, we took a ferry to the mainland after spending the week on the island.
Synonyms
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2.8
A large area of land that is not separated by water
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3.4
A large connected area of land that is part of the Earth
Compounds
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2.3
The part of China the central government runs, not including Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan
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Etymology
Mainland combines main ('most important') and land. So it means the main part of a country or continent, the large land that is not an island.