| Pronunciation: | | 'meynlund
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula |
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MAINLAND is a 8 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Main"land`\, n.
The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to {island}, or
{peninsula}. --Dryden.
After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula
to the mainland. --Hawthorne.
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