mainland

n. main land mass of a continent or country (not including adjacent islands or peninsulas)

adj. pertaining to main land mass of a continent or country (not including adjacent islands or peninsulas)

Mainland is usually the continental part of a region, as opposed to the islands nearby. Sometimes the residents are called "the Mainlanders". As a result of the usually larger area of mainland, there are significantly more mainlanders than islanders, and mainlander culture and politics sometimes threaten to dominate those of the islands.
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Noun
1. the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
(hypernym) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma

(n.)
The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to island, or peninsula.
  

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