Mainland
WordNet
noun
(1) The main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The main landmass of a country or continent
- 1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- ...I got to the mainland, where, to my great comfort, I clambered up the cliffs of the shore and sat me down upon the grass, free from danger and quite out of the reach of the water.
- 1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe