mainland
The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsulaThe continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
» We took a ferry from the island to the mainland.
Мы перебрались с острова на материк на пароме.
Meaning
3 sensesThe continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
Festland, Kontinent
матери́кmaterík, контине́нтkontinént
матери́кmaterýk, контине́нтkontynént
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
The principal island of a group.
(Northern Ireland)Great Britain.
Examples
24 sentencesWe took a ferry from the island to the mainland.
ruМы перебрались с острова на материк на пароме.
All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon.
Всі комунікації з материком були знищені тайфуном.
ruВся связь с материком была оборвана тайфуном.
deDurch den Taifun ist die Verbindung zum Festland abgebrochen.
There is a pandemic on the mainland.
There was an epidemic in the mainland.
The island is cut off far from the mainland.
deDie Insel liegt weit abgeschnitten vom Festland.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English mayne londe; equivalent to main + land. Compare Scots mayn-land, maganFrom Middle English mayne londe; equivalent to main + land. Compare Scots mayn-land, magan-land, madin-land (“mainland”), Faroese meginland (“mainland”), Icelandic meginland (“mainland”).
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