mainland

(mānland′, -lənd)

noun

the principal land or largest part of a continent or country, as distinguished from a relatively small island or peninsula

Related Forms:

  1. chief island of Japan
  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)

See mainland in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The principal landmass of a continent.

Related Forms:

  • mainˈlandˌer noun

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