mainlander
[ meyn-lan-der, -luhn-der ]
/ ˈmeɪnˌlæn dər, -lən dər /
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noun
a person who lives on a mainland.
(in Hawaii) a person who lives in the continental U.S.
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Example sentences from the Web for mainlander
For the generation in school today, the difference between mainlander and Taiwanese has lost its importance.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard