The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula. / The principal island of a group.

plural of mainland

plural of mainlander

Someone who lives on the mainland. / A person from mainland China, as opposed to someone from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan. / Someone who lives in mainland Europe, as opposed to the British Isles.

plural of Mainlander

Alternative letter-case form of mainlander (“a person from mainland China”)

The largest island in the Orkney Islands council area, to the north of Scotland. / The largest island in the Shetland Islands council area, to the north of both Orkney and Scotland.

The People's Republic of China, viewed as the general geographical region administered by the PRC in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War (as opposed to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan which are coastal and insular areas)

A person living in or originating from mainland China.

Of or pertaining to mainland China.