the mainland

the mainland
the mainland UK [ˈmeɪnˌlænd] US noun [singular]
a large mass of land that forms the main part of a country but does not include any islands belonging to the country

Some residents only travel to the mainland once a month.

the US mainland

Thesaurus: large areas of landhyponym
Derived Word: mainland

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