mainland
/ˈmeɪnlənd/ noun B2- The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
- The principal island of a group.
- Great Britain.
- South Island.
Plural mainlands
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Her father had rowed to the mainland earlier that morning for supplies.
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