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mainland

 noun
     
main‧land

the mainland

SG the main area of land that forms a country, as compared to islands near it that are also part of that country:
flights between a Greek island and the mainland
on the mainland
terrorist attacks both in Northern Ireland and on the mainland
—mainland adjective [only before noun]
mainland Britain
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