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Mainland

/ˈmeɪ̪nlənd/

The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.

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noun

1
The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
2
The principal island of a group.

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continentalnoun	Of or relating to a continent or continents.
chinesenoun	Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
hongnoun	A foreign trading company in China.
continentnoun	One of the main continuous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and the islands on them.
africanoun	The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.
koreannoun	(uncountable) Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere.
chinanoun	A large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949.
metropolisnoun	A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
koreanoun	A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.
taiwannoun	A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei.
kongnoun	The fictional gigantic gorilla from the story King Kong.
macaonoun	A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong
guangdongnoun	A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.
guangzhounoun	A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
kowloonnoun	A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.
xiamennoun	A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China.
motherlandnoun	The country of one's birth.
territorynoun	A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
inlandnoun	Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
hinterlandnoun	The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.