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Word: Mainland
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from main + land
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmeɪnlənd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories
Short Definition:large continuous extent of land that includes greater part of country or territory
Examples:- the mainland of Europe
- the growing importance of mainland China
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