NOUN | object | mainland | the main land mass of a country or continent |
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Sounds | mey'nlae.nd; mey'nlahnd | |
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Rhymes | ampersand ... woodland: 90 rhymes with aend... | |
abandoned ... Zealand: 132 rhymes with ahnd... |
Meaning | The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula. | |
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Instances | Continent | The European mainland |
Broader | land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma | The solid part of the earth's surface |
Spanish | continental, continente | |
Catalan | massa continental |
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