Added 9 October 2026
mainland
/ˈmeɪnlənd/ noun
In Latin: continens Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mainland at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From 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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