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mainland

[meyn-land, -luhnd] / ˈmeɪnˌlænd, -lənd /
NOUN
shore
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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About 30 will be travelling from Shetland to the US for the World Cup, including brothers James and Stuart Milne, from Brae in the north of the mainland.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The 150 firefighters who responded to the blaze have returned to the mainland, and the island remains closed to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The insurer’s stock has fallen on worries new account-opening rules could hurt new-business growth in AIA’s mainland Chinese visitor segment, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Sea arrivals into mainland Europe peaked in 2015, when the UN said more than a million people crossed the Mediterranean.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

And then, early the next morning, we set off back to the mainland.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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