mainland

«mainland» in Mova's school dictionary: The main large part of a country or continent, not… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (the mainland — usually singular); adjective (mainland)

meaning for a pupil

The main large part of a country or continent, not counting the islands near it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons it is used to compare islands with the land next to them: Tasmania and mainland Australia, the Isle of Wight and mainland Britain, Vancouver Island and the Canadian mainland. In stories, characters take a ferry from an island to the mainland. Phrases: the mainland, mainland Europe, mainland China, back to the mainland.

examples

• We took the ferry from the island back to the mainland. tree →
• Tasmania is an island south of mainland Australia. tree →
• Some Scottish islanders shop on the mainland once a week. tree →
• Mainland Europe is just across the sea from Britain. tree →
• The storm cut the island off from the mainland. tree →
• Kangaroo Island has animals that are rare on the mainland. tree →
• In the morning the king arose early, and crossed over to the mainland. tree →

note

Usually used with the: the mainland. In the UK, mainland Europe is often called the Continent. It is one word, not main land.

In the corpora

• The number is unknown and disputed, the government says it restored order, and the event is not openly discussed in mainland China.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mainland» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.