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mainland
noun
the principal land or largest part of a continent or country, as distinguished from a relatively small island or peninsula
Related Forms:
- mainlander noun
- chief island of Japan
- largest of the Orkney Islands: c. 190 sq mi (492 sq km)
- largest of the Shetland Islands: 407 sq mi (1,054 sq km)
See mainland in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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