Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it [regardless of status under...
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"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's...
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The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro...
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Mainland Australia is the main landmass of the Australian continent, excluding the Aru Islands, New Guinea, Tasmania, and other Australian offshore islands...
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The Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air...
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Great Britain (redirect from British mainland)
substantial rocks, comprise the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great...
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Mainland Finland (Finnish: Manner-Suomi, Swedish: Fasta Finland) is a term used in statistics and in other contexts to describe the continental parts of...
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"Mainland Japan" (内地, naichi, lit. "inner lands") is a term used to distinguish Japan's core land area from its outlying territories. It is most commonly...
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Mainland Southeast Asia (also known as Indochina or the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian...
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The Mainland, also known as Hrossey and Pomona, is the main island of Orkney, Scotland. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island...
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Continental Europe (redirect from Mainland Europe)
Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous mainland of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands. It can also be referred to ambiguously as...
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Mainlander may refer to: Mainland Chinese Waishengren, a term used in Taiwan to refer to mainland Chinese who moved to Taiwan after 1945 and their descendants...
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East Asia (redirect from East Asian Mainland)
Neo-Confucianism, Taoism, ancestral worship, and Chinese folk religion in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, Shinto in Japan, and Christianity and...
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College of the Mainland (COM) is a public community college in Texas City, Texas. Its name comes from its location on the "mainland" portion of Galveston...
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Peninsular Malaysia (redirect from Mainland Malaysia)
of Malaysia that comprises the southern part of the Malay Peninsula on Mainland Southeast Asia and the nearby islands. Its area totals approximately 132...
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Republic of China (1912–1949) (redirect from Mainland era)
Republic of China (ROC), or simply China, was a sovereign state based in mainland China from 1912 until its government's retreat in 1949 to Taiwan, where...
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Lagos Mainland Local Government is a local government area in the Lagos Division of Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located in central Lagos and has its headquarters...
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The mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) is a species of serow native to the Himalayas, Southeast Asia and China. The mainland serow is related closely...
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The COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome...
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Tiger (redirect from Mainland Asian tiger)
into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, mainland Asian tigers and the island tigers of the Sunda Islands. Throughout the...
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Geography of Greece (redirect from Greek mainland)
separates Greece from Italy. The country consists of a mountainous, peninsular mainland jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea at the southernmost tip of the Balkans...
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Relations between people in Hong Kong and mainland China have been relatively tense since the early 2000s. Various factors have contributed, including...
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Metropolitan France (redirect from Mainland France)
administrative status as the metropolitan regions. Metropolitan France comprises mainland France and Corsica, as well as nearby French islands in the Atlantic Ocean...
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The mainland drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus leucophaeus) is a subspecies of the endangered drill. It is distinguished by ringed yellow and black coloring...
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Italian Peninsula (redirect from Mainland Italy)
also known as the Italic Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula, Italian Boot, or Mainland Italy, is a peninsula extending from the southern Alps in the north to...
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "A-share" mainland China – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2022) (Learn...
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Mainland Chinese or mainlanders are Chinese people who live in or have recently emigrated from mainland China, defined as the territory governed by the...
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The visa policy of mainland China deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter the mainland of the People's Republic of China...
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Mainland Halifax is the remaining portion of the community of Halifax, without the Halifax Peninsula. For thousands of years, and currently, Mainland...
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resumption of the Chinese Civil War resulted in the loss of the Chinese mainland to Communist forces, who established the People's Republic of China, and...
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