mainland
/ˈmeɪnlənd/ noun [S]Definition
› the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it: on the mainland He does all his banking on the mainland, but he lives on the island. the Chinese/American/European, etc. mainland
(Definition of mainland noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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