Meaning mainland
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c. 1400, from main (adj.) + land (n.). Usually referring to continuous bodies of land and not islands or peninsulas. Related: Mainlander.
Source: etymonline.com

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continent's landmass.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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Source: texasaquaticscience.org

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(n) the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
Source: beedictionary.com

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A term applied to a major portion of land in relation to off-lying islands.
Source: digimap.edina.ac.uk

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The main landmass of a country or continent * '''1719:''' , '''' *: ''...I got to the mainland, where, to my great comfort, I clambered up the cliffs of the shore and sat me down upon the grass, f [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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