mainland meaning
EN[ˈmeɪ̪nlənd]US
WMainland
- 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".
- Prominent uses of the term include:
- Mainland Argentina, as opposed to Tierra del Fuego. The term may be applied by Argentines to the British Overseas Territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, whose claim is disputed by Argentina.
- Mainland Australia, as opposed to Tasmania.
- NounPLmainlandsSUF-land
- More Examples
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- This crisp, lemony white is made using xynisteri grapes, imported centuries before from the Greek mainland.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
Definition of mainland in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
- en mainlands
- en mainlander
- en mainlanders
- en mainland China
- en mainland Chinese
Source: Wiktionary