Dry land, in opposition to water; the continents as
distinguished from islands. The Venetians so called the mainland of
Italy under their sway; as, the Duchy of Venice, Venetian Lombardy, the
March of Treviso, the Duchy of Friuli, and Istria. The continental
parts of America belonging to Spain were also called by the same term.
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