Standard Lemma guide

mainlander

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: M EY1 N L AE2 N D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of mainlander (“a person from mainland China”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who lives on the mainland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person from mainland China, as opposed to someone from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Someone who lives in mainland Europe, as opposed to the British Isles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From mainland + -er.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 大陸人 /大陆人 (daai6 luk6 jan4) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Hakka Chinese: 外省人 (ngoi-sén-ngìn) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Hakka Chinese: 阿山仔 (â-sân-é) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Hakka Chinese: 長山仔 /长山仔 (Chhòng-sân-é) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese: 大陸人 /大陆人 (tāi-lio̍k-lâng) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese: 外省人 (gōa-séng-lâng) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese: 唐山人 (Tn̂g-soan-lâng) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese: 阿山 — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese: 阿六仔 (a-la̍k-á) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese: 阿陸仔 /阿陆仔 (zh-min-nan) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大陸人 /大陆人 (dàlùrén) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外省人 (wàishěngrén) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唐山人 (tángshānrén) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 26 (èrliù) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Czech: obyvatel pevniny — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Czech: pevniňan — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Estonian: mandrilane — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Estonian: massakas — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Finnish: mannermaalainen — someone who lives on the mainland
  • German: Festländer — someone who lives on the mainland
  • German: Festländerin — someone who lives on the mainland
  • German: Festlandbewohner — someone who lives on the mainland
  • German: Festlandbewohnerin — someone who lives on the mainland
  • German: Festlandsbewohner — someone who lives on the mainland
  • German: Festlandsbewohnerin — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Ancient Greek: ἠπειρώτης (ēpeirṓtēs) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Japanese: 本土人 (hondojin) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fastlandsbu — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: landbu — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Russian: жи́тель материка́ (žítelʹ materiká) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Russian: жи́тельница материка́ (žítelʹnica materiká) — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Scottish Gaelic: mòr-thìreach — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Swedish: fastlandsbo — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Swedish: fastlänning — someone who lives on the mainland
  • Vietnamese: người ở đất liền — someone who lives on the mainland