Mainland

  • 71Mainland — geographical name 1. Honshu 2. island N Scotland; largest of the Orkneys 3. island N Scotland; largest of the Shetlands …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 72mainland — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. continent, landmass. See land. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shore, beach, dry land; see continent , land 1 , region 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 73mainland — main·land || meɪnlÉ™nd n. main land mass of a continent or country (not including adjacent islands or peninsulas) adj. pertaining to main land mass of a continent or country (not including adjacent islands or peninsulas) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 74mainland — noun a large continuous extent of land that includes the greater part of a country or territory, as opposed to offshore islands and detached territories. Derivatives mainlander noun …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 75mainland — n. Continent …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 76mainland — n main, principal land, continent, continental land …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 77mainland — main·land …

    English syllables

  • 78Mainland — Main•land [[t]ˈmeɪnˌlænd, lənd[/t]] n. 1) geg the largest of the Shetland Islands. 18,268; ab. 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km) 2) geg Pomona 3) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 79mainland — main•land [[t]ˈmeɪnˌlænd, lənd[/t]] n. the principal land of a country, region, etc., as distinguished from adjacent islands or a peninsula • Etymology: 1325–75 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 80Mainland — /ˈmeɪnlənd/ (say maynluhnd) noun 1. the largest of the Shetland Islands, north east of Scotland. 518 km2. 2. Also, Pomona. an island north of Scotland; the largest of the Orkney Islands. 492 km2 …

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