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 But the committee says the firm remains operationally concentrated in China, with its mainland subsidiary, Hunan Weibu, growing to 863 employees, or 62% of the company's global workforce. — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Markets in mainland China were closed for a national holiday. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 The rate of population decline on small, remote Croatian islands is similar to that of the mainland. — Lefteris Pitarakis, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 The pet travel fee is $125 each way for US mainland flights and $35 for flights between Hawaiian islands. — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mainland

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continent

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Indeed, the trillion-dollar Belt & Road Initiative is in large part a defensive maneuver, born of a desire to reduce China’s susceptibility to maritime threats from the US by looking inland to the vast Eurasia continent.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Reservoirs of Yersinia pestis exist on every continent except Oceania, however, that does not mean human cases occur everywhere those reservoirs exist.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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