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mainland

noun as in shore

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In 1957, the islands came under repeated shelling by Mainland--or as it was then called, “Red”-- China.

The two islands are now tourist sites for visitors from Taiwan and mainland China.

Palombo, who was on the mainland at the time, told him to move on.

Even now, the protest sites see a good number of Mainland Chinese tourists who stop by to read the posters and banners.

Shoppers from Mainland China arrived in droves, and gained front row seats to civil disobedience in action.

When all these ceremonies were finished, they carried him for burial to an isolated island, far from the mainland.

The mainland of the great northern cove and the eastern side of the Islands were thick with trees: oaks, buckeye, willows, madroo.

In Alderney, I am told, it has one small station on the mainland on the side nearest the French coast.

By the time of our return the tide had already risen several feet and we were rowed to the mainland in a boat.

Lake Luna was a-glare from the mainland to Cavern Island, and the freight boats had given over running until the spring break-up.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mainland, such as: continent, beach, and dry land.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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