English
Etymology
main + land
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- The main landmass of a country or continent
#* 1719: w:Daniel Defoe|Daniel Defoe, w:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe
#*: ...I got to the mainland, where, to my great comfort, I clambered up the cliffs of the shore and sat me down upon the grass, free from danger and quite out of the reach of the water.
Translations
Faroese: meginland n
German: Festland n
Italian: continente m
fr:mainland
it:mainland
ru:mainland
fi:mainland
te:mainland
vi:mainland
uk:mainland
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