mainland
Example Sentences
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Mr. Cheng oversees a team of more than two dozen correspondents and researchers in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore and New York with responsibility for the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
The penguins had previously moved from offshore islands to the mainland, taking advantage of the absence of land predators.
From Science Daily
A lot of maintenance is currently performed in Guam, Pearl Harbor or the U.S. mainland, defense analysts said, and U.S. shipyards are struggling to keep up.
During his last tour, the rapper declined to visit any mainland US cities over concerns about immigration enforcement officers detaining fans at his concerts.
From BBC
Last year, he opted not to bring his world tour to the US mainland, saying he worried his fans would be targeted by immigration officers.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
