MAINLAND Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

mainland

noun

ˈmān-ˌland

Definition of mainland

as in continent

one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division the boat back to the mainland leaves once every two days

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Recent Examples of mainland Heritage Images via Getty Images During a third voyage in 1498, Columbus visited Trinidad and the South American mainland before returning to the original Hispaniola settlement. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The stock closed nearly 1% higher after tumbling Thursday , the first trading day following a nearly one-week long public holiday in mainland China. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 According to the draft order, more than 60 countries and territories are classified as reciprocal economies, including Asian economies like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan, though not mainland China. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026 Products arriving from the Americas and Caribbean have historically faced an additional logistical complication, with many shipments passing through a control point on the French mainland before reaching Martinique. — Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mainland

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continent

Noun

Photographer Chris Mottalini, a frequent contributor to AD, found a shortcut in that journey, enlisting his son, Nino, as a collaborator on a project that has now spanned four years and two continents.

— Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026
Iñárritu and screen writer Guillermo Arriaga involve six families, most of them not known to one another, in four countries on three continents in their story of random fate and the perils of being unable to communicate.

— Ray Bennett, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

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