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mainland

[meyn-land, -luhnd] / ˈmeɪnˌlænd, -lənd /
NOUN
shore
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Doggerland once formed a land bridge connecting Britain to mainland Europe before rising sea levels submerged it, creating the modern North Sea.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Most of the company's cars are sold in mainland China, though Seres has also expanded to Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

"When it was walking around Suffolk, it could have walked all the way to mainland Europe, as the North Sea wasn't there then," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In addition, Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China this week for a “peace mission” at Xi’s invitation, the first visit by a Kuomintang chairperson to the mainland in a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Every night she held a lamp so that the boy she loved could swim from the mainland to meet her.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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