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mainland ['meɪnlənd]1 nouncontinent m;∎ she sailed back to the mainland elle regagna le continent en bateau;∎ you can see the Scottish mainland on voit la côte écossaise;∎ the Danish mainland le Danemark continental;∎ the British mainland la Grande-Bretagne (le Royaume-Uni sans l'Irlande du Nord)continental;∎ in mainland Europe en Europe continentale;∎ in mainland Britain en Grande-Bretagne proprement dite (par opposition aux îles qui l'entourent)
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