mainland

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The wolves were also smaller than typical mainland wolves, and one showed unusually low genetic diversity, often seen in isolated populations or those shaped by human control.

From Science Daily

Beijing said it would freeze the assets of the sanctioned entities, ban them from Chinese transactions and prohibit the executives from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

From The Wall Street Journal

There have been deer in mainland Britain for thousands of years but only two of the now six species that live here are natives, namely red and roe deer.

From BBC

And so, at the age of 12, he set off for Hong Kong, among millions who fled the mainland - and Mao's devastating rule - over the years.

From BBC

In the damp shade beneath moss-covered trees, high in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or deep within the subtropical forests of Okinawa, an unusual organism quietly grows.

From Science Daily