"mainland" meaning in English

See mainland in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mainland
Etymology: : mainland < main + land
  1. ηπειρωτικός
    Sense id: el-mainland-en-adj-dNrMIE1o

Noun

Forms: the mainland
Etymology: : mainland < main + land
  1. η ηπειρωτική χώρα
    Sense id: el-mainland-en-noun-ML74CBIT
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  "etymology_text": ": mainland < main + land",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mainland"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "mainland Greece - ηπειρωτική Ελλάδα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ηπειρωτικός"
      ],
      "id": "el-mainland-en-adj-dNrMIE1o"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mainland"
}

{
  "etymology_text": ": mainland < main + land",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the mainland"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A bridge joins the island with the mainland.",
          "translation": "Μια γέφυρα συνδέει το νησί με την ηπειρωτική χώρα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η ηπειρωτική χώρα"
      ],
      "id": "el-mainland-en-noun-ML74CBIT"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mainland"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": mainland < main + land",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mainland"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "mainland Greece - ηπειρωτική Ελλάδα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ηπειρωτικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mainland"
}

{
  "etymology_text": ": mainland < main + land",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the mainland"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A bridge joins the island with the mainland.",
          "translation": "Μια γέφυρα συνδέει το νησί με την ηπειρωτική χώρα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η ηπειρωτική χώρα"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mainland"
}

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