mainland
/ˈmeɪnlənd/
noun
The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
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Noun 3 meanings
The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
The principal island of a group.
Great Britain.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English mayne londe; equivalent to main + land. Compare Scots mayn-land, magan-land, madin-land (“mainland”), Faroese meginland (“mainland”), Icelandic meginland (“mainland”).
MAINLAND at a glance
MAINLAND has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + L 1 + A 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,593 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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