mainland
Plural: mainlands
Noun
- A large continuous extent of land, not including islands.
- the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
- The principal island of a group.
- Great Britain.
Examples
- The word MAINLAND spanned nearly the entire width of the Scrabble board.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English mayne londe; equivalent to main + land. Compare Scots mayn-land, magan-land, madin-land (“mainland”), Faroese meginland (“mainland”), Icelandic meginland (“mainland”).
Scrabble Score: 11
mainland: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmainland: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mainland: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
mainland: valid Words With Friends Word