Thesaurus: mainland
The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula.
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Definitions
- n. The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula.
- n. the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula. Dryden. After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the mainland. Hawthorne.
- The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, orpeninsula. Dryden.After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to themainland. Hawthorne.
- n:100 n. the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula