MAINLAND
Dictionary entry overview: What does mainland mean? • MAINLAND (noun)
The noun MAINLAND has 1 sense:
1. the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
Familiarity information: MAINLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MAINLAND (noun)
Meaning:
The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("mainland" is a kind of...):
dry land; earth; ground; land; solid ground; terra firma (the solid part of the earth's surface)
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