MAINLAND


Meaning of MAINLAND in English

/mayn"land', -leuhnd/ , n.

1. the principal land of a country, region, etc., as distinguished from adjacent islands or a peninsula: the mainland of Greece.

2. (in Hawaii) the 48 contiguous states of the U.S.

[ 1325-75; ME; see MAIN 1 , LAND ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .