Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
mainlander .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Just a few years ago, those from China were country bumpkins and now, the mainlanders are the economic overlords and that is deeply grating to those in Hong Kong," said Gordon Matthews , an anthropology professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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The term is an insult commonly used on the web by some of the city's residents to refer to mainlanders.
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That is why Obama seems so unique and IS that unique to the 'mainlanders': That island tranquility and island living are far more soothing to one's disposition.
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As indicated in Michael's opinion of Mr. Lu, there is no future for "mainlanders" in a "Republic of Taiwan."
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One, not all "mainlanders" have the same attitude as Kuo.
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The Bamboo Union Gang is KMT, founded by children of "mainlanders". the Four Seas Gang...
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Now, if only 800 people died, as Li Ao claims, it would mean a large percentage of the victims of the White Terror were KMT 'mainlanders'.
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When I was in Taiwan, I observed that very few "mainlanders" even tried to learn the local Min dialect, and I didn't get the impression it was particularly easy for those who did.
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The care of Islanders for other Canadians, "mainlanders" they call us, is the stuff about which plays are written and songs sung.
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Eventually, there were on Taiwan about two million of these "mainlanders," as they have sometimes been called.
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