mainlander
Not an islander
A mainlander is someone from the mainland—the principal landmass of a country or region, as distinguished from its islands.
The term carries different weight depending on who uses it: Hawaiians referring to continental Americans, Hong Kongers speaking of those from the People's Republic, or islanders anywhere distinguishing themselves from their larger neighbor.
The mainlanders don't understand island life.
One excluded from group
accent · customs · tradition · heritage · belonging · otherness · stereotype · prejudice
One who resettles abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
arrival · relocation · diaspora · exodus · displacement · resettlement · integration · assimilation
Of a continent
- inlandAway from the coast
- interiorInside area or region
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
- heartlandCentral region of significance
peninsula · coastland · islander · offshore · territorial · border · crossing · ferry
Of the island republic
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- PRCEast Asian superpower abbreviation
- BeijingChina's seat of government
Shenzhen · Guangdong · sovereignty · unification · tension · policy · relations · identity
Of this area
- nativeOriginating from a place
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
- dwellerOne who resides somewhere
- citizenLegal national member
denizen · population · community · townsfolk · villager · urbanite · rural · provincial
outsider
One excluded from group
dialect · accent · customs · tradition · heritage · belonging · otherness · stereotype · prejudice · distinction
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
transplant · arrival · relocation · diaspora · exodus · displacement · resettlement · integration · assimilation · naturalization
continental
Of a continent
- inlandAway from the coast
- interiorInside area or region
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
heartland · peninsula · coastland · islander · offshore · territorial · border · crossing · ferry · bridge
Taiwanese
Of the island republic
- Hong KongChinese special administrative region
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- PRCEast Asian superpower abbreviation
Beijing · Shenzhen · Guangdong · sovereignty · unification · tension · policy · relations · identity · independence
local
Of this area
- nativeOriginating from a place
- inhabitantOne who resides somewhere
- dwellerOne who resides somewhere
citizen · denizen · population · community · townsfolk · villager · urbanite · rural · provincial · homeland
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- AustraliansHugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie
- KuomintangKuomintang, Guomindang, Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, blue sky
- mainland ChineseFrom the continent, not islands
- mainland ChinaPRC minus autonomous regions