Mainland
11Mainland — [mān′land΄, mān′lənd] 1. chief island of Japan: see HONSHU 2. largest of the Orkney Islands: c. 190 sq mi (492 sq km) 3. largest of the Shetland Islands: 407 sq mi (1,054 sq km) …
12mainland — [mān′land΄, mān′lənd] n. the principal land or largest part of a continent or country, as distinguished from a relatively small island or peninsula mainlander n …
13Mainland — This article is about the geomorphological/geopolitical term. For the cheese brand owned by Fonterra, see Mainland (cheese). For the episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, see The Mainland (Father Ted). For the town in Western Australia, see …
14Mainland — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Mainland est un terme géographique anglais qui désigne la partie principale d une région, en termes de terres émergées, par opposition aux îles associées …
15Mainland — This very unusual surname is to the surprise of most people, Scottish and specifically Shetland. Indeed the people of Shetland often claim not to be Scottish at all, which is probably correct, many of them being of Norse Viking origins. In this… …
16mainland — main|land [ˈmeınlənd, lænd] n the mainland 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 …
17mainland — n. 1) from; to the mainland 2) on the mainland * * * [ meɪnlənd] to the mainland from on the mainland …
18mainland — noun the mainland the main area of land that forms a country, as compared to islands near it that are also part of that country: a ferry service between the islands and the mainland mainland adjective: mainland Britain …
19mainland — [[t]me͟ɪnlænd[/t]] N SING: the N, N n You can refer to the largest part of a country or continent as the mainland when contrasting it with the islands around it. She was going to Nanaimo to catch the ferry to the mainland. ...the islands that lie …
20mainland — /mayn land , leuhnd/, n. 1. the principal land of a country, region, etc., as distinguished from adjacent islands or a peninsula: the mainland of Greece. 2. (in Hawaii) the 48 contiguous states of the U.S. [1325 75; ME; see MAIN1, LAND] * * * ▪… …
