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Coastal vs Mainland - What's the difference?

coastal | mainland |

As an adjective coastal

is relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as a coastal town, a coastal breeze

As a noun mainland is

the main landmass of a country or continent.

coastal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as a coastal town'', ''a coastal breeze

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    mainland

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mainland) (en noun)
  • The main landmass of a country or continent
  • * 1719:
    • ...I got to the mainland , where, to my great comfort, I clambered up the cliffs of the shore and sat me down upon the grass, free from danger and quite out of the reach of the water.
  • * 2005 : comment
    • You may have not realised when I was using the term mainland Europe, I was excluding the British Isles.