Mainland

//ˈmeɪnlənd//

Synonyms for "mainland" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

continental

Adjective(1 words)

continental

Strong matches (2)

europe landmass

Related words (3)

main peninsula

Proper Noun(1 words)

south island

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries

dry land earth ground land solid ground terra firma

coordinate

3 entries

Coast Interior Lower Mainland

derived

8 entries

Lower Mainland mainland China mainland Chinese mainland Europe mainland Japan mainland clouded leopard mainlander mainlandization

derived from

2 entries

land main

is a

1 entries

land

related to

6 entries

continent country landmass orkney scotland shetland

Translations

86 translations across 59 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἤπειρος noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Arabic

3 entries

بَرّ noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
قَارَّة noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
يَابِسَة noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Armenian

1 entries

ցամաքամաս noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

materik noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Belarusian

3 entries

кантыне́нт noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
кантынэ́нт noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
мацяры́к noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Bengali

1 entries

মূলভূমি noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Bulgarian

1 entries

континент noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Burmese

1 entries

ပြည်မကြီး noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Catalan

2 entries

continent noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
terra ferma noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

內地 /内地 noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
大陸 /大陆 noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
本土 noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Cornish

2 entries

dor bras noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
tir meur noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Czech

1 entries

pevnina noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Danish

1 entries

fastland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Dutch

1 entries

vasteland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Esperanto

1 entries

ĉeflando noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Estonian

1 entries

manner noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Faroese

2 entries

fastland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
meginland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Finnish

1 entries

manner noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

French

1 entries

continent noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Georgian

2 entries

კონტინენტი noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
მატერიკი noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

German

2 entries

Festland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
Kontinent noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Greek

1 entries

ηπειρωτική χώρα noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Icelandic

2 entries

fastland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
meginland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Indonesian

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daratan utama noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Ingrian

2 entries

maanselkä noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
mantere noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Irish

3 entries

míntír noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
mórthír noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
tír mór noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Italian

1 entries

continente noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Japanese

3 entries

内地 noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
大陸 noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
本土 noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Khmer

1 entries

ដីគោក noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Korean

2 entries

대륙 noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
본토 noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Lao

1 entries

ແຜ່ນດິນໃຫຍ່ noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Latin

1 entries

continens noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Latvian

1 entries

sauszeme noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Lithuanian

1 entries

sausuma noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Macedonian

1 entries

контине́нт noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Malagasy

1 entries

kontinènta noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Malay

1 entries

tanah besar noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Manx

1 entries

cheer vooar noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Māori

3 entries

mokoroa noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
otiki noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
tuawhenua noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

fastland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Occitan

1 entries

continent noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Persian

2 entries

خشکی noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
قاره noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Polish

2 entries

kontynent noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
ląd stały noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Portuguese

1 entries

continente noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Romanian

1 entries

continent noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Russian

2 entries

контине́нт noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
матери́к noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Sardinian

1 entries

continente noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Scots

1 entries

mainland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

mòr-thìr noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
tìr-mòr noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Slovak

1 entries

pevnina noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Slovene

2 entries

celina noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
kontinent noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Spanish

1 entries

continente noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Swahili

1 entries

bara noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Swedish

1 entries

fastland noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Thai

1 entries

แผ่นดินใหญ่ noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Ukrainian

2 entries

контине́нт noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
матери́к noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Uzbek

1 entries

materik noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Vietnamese

2 entries

đại lục noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)
đất liền noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Welsh

1 entries

tir mawr noun (the main landmass of a country or continent)

Sample sentences

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We took a ferry from the island to the mainland.

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The island is cut off far from the mainland.

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All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon.

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It is usually the islander who sees the mainland most clearly.

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