mainlandEnglish → FrenchOxford English–Frenchmainland /BrE ˈmeɪnlənd, ˈmeɪnland, AmE ˈmeɪnˌlænd, ˈmeɪnlənd / noun territoire m from/to/on the mainland depuis/vers/sur le continent the Chinese mainland, the mainland of China la Chine continentale before n [China, Europe, town, government] continental