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# mainland

noun (the mainland — usually singular); adjective (mainland)

«mainland» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The main large part of a country or continent, not counting the islands near it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/#m1)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons it is used to compare islands with the land next to them: Tasmania and mainland Australia, the Isle of Wight and mainland Britain, Vancouver Island and the Canadian mainland. In stories, characters take a ferry from an island to the mainland. Phrases: the mainland, mainland Europe, mainland China, back to the mainland.

### Examples

- We took the ferry from the island back to the mainland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/#x1)
- Tasmania is an island south of mainland Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/#x2)
- Some Scottish islanders shop on the mainland once a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/#x3)
- Mainland Europe is just across the sea from Britain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/#x4)
- The storm cut the island off from the mainland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/#x5)
- Kangaroo Island has animals that are rare on the mainland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/#x6)
- In the morning the king arose early, and crossed over to the mainland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/#x7)

### Note

Usually used with the: the mainland. In the UK, mainland Europe is often called the Continent. It is one word, not main land.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mainland» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mainland/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mainland» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mainland.html) on Mova free.