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Islands Mainland Refer Largest Part Country Continent Contrasting

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You can refer to the largest part of a country or continent as the m_______ when contrasting it with the islands around it.You can refer to the largest part of a country or continent as the mainland when contrasting it with the islands around it.
She was going to Nanaimo to catch the ferry to the mainland.
...the islands that lie off the coast of mainland Britain.
word mainland
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You can refer to the largest part of a country or continent as the mainland when contrasting it with the islands around it.
She was going to Nanaimo to catch the ferry to the mainland.
...the islands that lie off the coast of mainland Britain.
cefr-level C1

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