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After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set up the publishing company in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen in mainland China, and managed to publish works of fiction, philosophy, and politics by unapproved authors.
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Meaning of "mainland" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAINLAND

mainland  [ˈmeɪnlənd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAINLAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mainland is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAINLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mainland

Mainland is a name given to a large landmass in a region, or to the largest of a group of islands in an archipelago. Sometimes its residents are called "Mainlanders". Because of its larger area, a mainland almost always has a much larger population than its associated islands, and mainlander culture and politics sometimes threaten to dominate those of the islands. Prominent uses of the term include: ▪ Mainland Argentina, as opposed to Tierra del Fuego. The term may be applied by Argentines to the British Overseas Territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, whose claim is disputed by Argentina. The use of 'mainland' in this context is discouraged by the people of the two territories, who class themselves as British citizens. ▪ Mainland Australia, as opposed to Tasmania. ▪ Mainland Canada, as opposed to Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island or Vancouver Island; ▪ Mainland China, as opposed to the special...

Definition of mainland in the English dictionary

The definition of mainland in the dictionary is the main part of a land mass as opposed to an island or peninsula.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAINLAND


Cleveland
ˈkliːvlənd
downland
ˈdaʊnlənd
England
ˈɪŋɡlənd
Falkland
ˈfɔːlklənd
Finland
ˈfɪnlənd
Greenland
ˈɡriːnlənd
holland
ˈhɒlənd
Iceland
ˈaɪslənd
inland
ˈɪnlənd
Ireland
ˈaɪələnd
island
ˈaɪlənd
Poland
ˈpəʊlənd
Portland
ˈpɔːtlənd
Roland
ˈrəʊlənd
Scotland
ˈskɒtlənd
Switzerland
ˈswɪtsələnd
Vineland
ˈvaɪnlənd
Vinland
ˈvɪnlənd
Wayland
ˈweɪlənd
Zealand
ˈziːlənd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAINLAND

main-line
main-sequence
main-sequence star
main-topmast
mainboom
mainbrace
Maine
Maine Coon
Maine-et-Loire
mainframe
mainland Britain
mainlander
mainline
mainliner
mainly
mainmast
mainor
mainpernor
mainprise
mains

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAINLAND

Burgenland
cornland
crownland
Deutschland
fenland
Gulf of Finland
land
Maryland
Nederland
New Zealand
overland
Rheinland
screenland
Sudetenland
sunland
Swaziland
Thailand
the mainland
townland
vacationland

Synonyms and antonyms of mainland in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mainland» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAINLAND

Find out the translation of mainland to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mainland from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mainland» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大陆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

territorio continental
570 millions of speakers

English

mainland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुख्य भूमि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الْيَابِسَةُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

континент
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

continente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেশের মূল অংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

continent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanah besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Festland
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

本土
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

본토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dharatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đất liền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலப்பகுதியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्य भूप्रदेश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anakara
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

continente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kontynent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

материк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uscat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηπειρωτική χώρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vasteland
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fastland
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fastland
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mainland

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAINLAND»

The term «mainland» is very widely used and occupies the 6.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of mainland
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «mainland».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAINLAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mainland» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mainland» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mainland

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10 QUOTES WITH «MAINLAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mainland.
1
Jung Chang
I would love mainland Chinese to read my book. There is a Chinese translation which I worked on myself, published in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Many copies have gone into China but it is still banned.
2
John Clifford
The avian influenza found in mainland British Columbia poses no significant threat to human health.
3
Eric Allin Cornell
Six months after that, I left Taiwan, first for Hong Kong and then for mainland China, where I spent another three months studying still more Chinese and generally kicking around the country.
4
Andrew Eldritch
We decided to play the NEC because we were asked to, and because we actually rather like the place: we've always enjoyed doing it before. We don't often get sensible offers to play in the UK, so most years we just play on the mainland, with the occasional exotic detour.
5
Nick Frost
My wife's brother has a little house on a small island in the Baltic Sea, and we go there at Christmas. The 30-minute crossing from the mainland to this island is the most terrifying cruise you'll ever take. They give you a barf bag when you walk on board.
6
Ma Jian
After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set up the publishing company in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen in mainland China, and managed to publish works of fiction, philosophy, and politics by unapproved authors.
7
Hari Kunzru
There are still some terrible cliches in the presentation of Indian fiction. The lotus flower. The hennaed hands. In mainland Europe, people still slap these images on my books and I go bananas.
8
Andrew Lau
Audiences in mainland China know how to discuss movies.
9
Andrew Lau
In mainland China, there are many good theaters - sometimes better than Hong Kong.
10
Rebecca MacKinnon
Facebook is blocked in mainland China, but is used heavily by the rest of the Chinese-speaking world, including Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAINLAND»

Discover the use of mainland in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mainland and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Early cultures of mainland Southeast Asia
The archaeology of the early cultures of mainland Southeast Asia has been transformed in the ten years since Charles Higham published the first major summary of the period from 10000 BC to the fall of the Kingdom of Angkor.
Charles Higham, 2002
2
Plants of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland
These plants and many more are featured in this handy guide ideal for walkers, hikers, kayakers, and anyone interested in the lush parks and forests of the area.
Collin Varner, 2003
3
Confronting Modernity in the Cinemas of Taiwan and Mainland ...
Examines the formation of cultural identity in Taiwan and mainland China through paradigmatic films.
Tonglin Lu, 2007
4
Comparative Economic Transformations: Mainland China, ...
This pathbreaking work attempts to understand China's economic policies by examining the political logic behind economic reforms in authoritarian, command-economy states from the wholly original perspective of property rights.
Yu-Shan Wu, 1994
5
Macroeconomic Linkages Between Hong Kong and Mainland China
This volume sheds light on the important policy issues facing both Hong Kong and the Mainland, including how resilient the Hong Kong economy is against external shocks, how large portfolio capital outflows from China will be once its ...
Hans GENBERY, Dong HE, 2008
6
Whither Taiwan and Mainland China: National Identity, the ...
The thinkers whom Hao analyzes in this book can show them ways to do this---Lynn White, Princeron University A tour de force survey of the dilemmas and possibilities facing intellectuals and policy makers in the Chinese-speaking world when ...
Zhidong Hao, 2010
7
Across the Taiwan Strait: Mainland China, Taiwan, and ...
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Suisheng Zhao, 1999
8
School Music Education and Social Change in Mainland China, ...
This book compares, from a historical and sociopolitical perspective, the respective systems and contents of music education in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in response to globalization, localization and Sinificiation, with ...
Wai-chung Ho, 2011
9
The Mainland China Cookbook
The Mainland China Cookbook includes all the beloved restaurant chainÕs favourite dishes and teaches you how to whip up the perfect Chinese meal in your kitchen.
Anjan Chatterjee
10
Mainland
After lobbying around the world, political consultant Stephen Mallory returns to his home office and gets involved in a dangerous assignment and risky love affair, both of which blur the lines between loyalty and betrayal. 12,500 first ...
Robert McCrum, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAINLAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mainland is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Transpac Race: Offwind sailing toward the Mai Tai Mainland
(July 20, 2015) – The three staggered starts of the 48th Transpac Race is guaranteed to accomplish two things. It will help the fleet of 66 ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
2
20% of mainland stocks still frozen | CER
576 companies, or about a fifth of mainland China's stock market, remained frozen on Monday, raising doubts about the sustainability of a ... «China Economic Review, Jul 15»
3
Mosquitoes descend on Lower Mainland - British Columbia - CBC …
Warm weather and high runoff in Lower Mainland communities have ... But in a least one region in the Lower Mainland, the whining insects ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
4
Mainland man gets 3-week jail term for groping flight attendant
A mainland man was sentenced to three weeks in jail and a HK$3,000 (US$387.05) fine after he admitted groping a Cathay Pacific stewardess ... «EJ Insight, Jul 15»
5
Hallandale wins USF Sling&Shoot; Mainland, Lake Minneola make …
Central Florida was well represented among the field, with Daytona Beach Mainland and Lake Minneola reaching the final four. Mainland fell ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Mainland China signs deal with Taiwan to supply water to outlying …
Taiwan has signed a contract with mainland China to build a water main between its outlying island cluster of Kinmen and the mainland coastal ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
7
Mainland China's exports hold up but proceeds head offshore
They are that the mainland is keeping up its export performance remarkably well for worldwide trade conditions but is not keeping the proceeds ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
8
Leverage overhang leaves mainland China stocks exposed to fresh …
The mainland's US$3.9 trillion stock market unwind could be barely halfway through, with a key price-to-earnings ratio still running at roughly ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
9
Mainland China needs to let brokers play a bigger role in market …
While putting all shares in central clearing may be the mainland regulator's idea of a “safe” market structure, the system creates a wide gap with ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
10
Office helps Puerto Rican businesses navigate mainland rules …
Her office is the Puerto Rican government's official liaison to the mainland United States. Its services include helping Puerto Rican businesses ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»

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