Mainland
Not the islands
Mainland is the principal landmass of a country or region, as distinguished from its islands or outlying territories.
Britain is the mainland relative to Ireland; continental Europe is the mainland relative to Britain.
In the United States, the mainland excludes Hawaii and sometimes Alaska.
They flew from Honolulu to the mainland.
The term is always relative to perspective—what counts as mainland depends on where you're standing.
Large connected landmass
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- interiorInside area or region
shore · border · region · expanse · terrain · heartland · inshore · coastal
East Asian superpower
- TaiwanDisputed East Asian island-state
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
- MacauChinese gambling territory
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
sovereignty · jurisdiction · territory · governance · autonomy · relations · policy · integration
Land bodies near coasts
- outlyingDistant from center
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- straitConstricted marine passage
causeway · channel · islanders · dependency · separation · isolation · connection · bridge
Originating in a region
- nativeOriginating from a place
- localOf this area
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestral · roots · customs · practices · community · settlement · population · urbanization
continent
Large connected landmass
interior · shore · border · region · expanse · terrain · heartland · inshore · coastal · offshore
China
East Asian superpower
- TaiwanDisputed East Asian island-state
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
- MacauChinese gambling territory
reunification · sovereignty · jurisdiction · territory · governance · autonomy · relations · policy · integration · border
offshore islands
Land bodies near coasts
- outlyingDistant from center
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
strait · causeway · channel · islanders · dependency · separation · isolation · connection · bridge · transit
indigenous
Originating in a region
- nativeOriginating from a place
- localOf this area
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
heritage · ancestral · roots · customs · practices · community · settlement · population · urbanization · rural
- Atlantic IslandsAzores, Bermuda, Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde
- Volusia CountyDaytona Beach, Edgewater, Enterprise, Seville, Glencoe
- World RegionsEurope, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania
Mainlandisland
Water-bounded land mass
offshore · peninsula · archipelago · islet · atoll
Mainlandterritory
Land under jurisdiction
colony · autonomous region · dependency · protectorate · overseas territory
- mainland ChineseFrom the continent, not islands
- mainland ChinaPRC minus autonomous regions
main, land, mains, mainly, lands, landed, landing, landings, landless