mainlander

[ meyn-lan-der, -luhn-der ]

noun

a person who lives on a mainland.
(in Hawaii) a person who lives in the continental U.S.

Origin of mainlander

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First recorded in 1855–60; mainland + -er¹

Words Nearby mainlander

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How to use mainlander in a sentence

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

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