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Main Administration for Safeguarding State Secrets in the Press Main Administration for Safeguarding State Secrets in the Press of the USSR Council of Ministers () was the official censorship and state secret protection organ in the Soviet Union. The censorship agency was established in 1922 under the name "Main Administration for Literary and Publishing Affairs at the RSFSR Narkompros", abbreviated as Glavlit.
Main Agency of Automobiles and Tanks of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union Main Agency of Automobiles and Tanks of the Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union (, abbr. GABTU; another translation: Main Directorate of Armoured Forces) is a department of Soviet/Russian Ministry of Defence which is subordinated to the Chief of Armament and Munition of the Armed Forces, vice-minister of defense ().
Main Agency of Missiles and Artillery of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union The Main Agency of Missiles and Artillery of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union (GRAU) () is a department of the Soviet/Russian Ministry of Defense. It is subordinate to the Chief of Armament and Munition of the Armed Forces, a vice-minister of defense ().
Main Aisa Hi Hoon Main Aisa Hi Hoon (Hindi: मैं ऐसा ही हूँ, Urdu: میں ایسا ہی ہوں) is a Bollywood film released in 2005. It was directed by Harry Baweja and stars Ajay Devgan, Sushmita Sen, Esha Deol and Anupam Kher.
Main Building (University of Kentucky) Main Building is a four-story administration and classroom building for the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. It houses some administrative offices for the University, the President's office, numerous conference rooms, several classrooms, and a Visitors Center "Main Building.
Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin The Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin is a structure at the center of the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas that houses the university's administrative offices. The Main Building's 307-foot (93 metre) tower, often referred to as "The Tower", is one of the most recognizable symbols of the University.
Main contention In both formal and informal logic, a main contention is a thought which is capable of being either true or false and is usually the most controversial proposition being argued for. In reasoning, a main contention is represented up the top of an argument map, with all supporting and objecting premises which bear upon it placed underneath a sink.
Main course A main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses (a full course dinner can consist of ten or even twelve courses). In North American English, the main course can also be called the entrée; however, in some menus the main course follows the entrée, or entry, course, and the salad course.
Main distribution frame In Telephony, a Main Distribution Frame (MDF or Main Frame) is a signal distribution frame for connecting equipment (inside plant) to cables and subscriber carrier equipment (outside plant). The MDF is a termination point within the local Telephone exchange where exchange equipment and terminations of local loops are connected by jumper wires at the MDF.
Main Directorate of State Security (USSR) The Main Directorate of State Security (Russian: Glavnoe Upravlenie Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti, Главное управление государственной безопасности, ГУГБ, GUGB) was the name of the Soviet secret police from July 1934 to April 1943. It was run under the auspices of the Peoples Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD).
Main effect Main effect is the term used in research methods for the effect that is produced by the average of an independent variable that has been produced over another independent variable. For example, the independent variable A is paired with independent variable B to produce the main effect.
Main Force Patrol The Main Force Patrol was the fictional Australian Federal Police special task force featured in the Mad Max movies. Its purpose was to support the regular police in combatting organized crime, especially motorized criminal gangs.
Main Hoon Na Main Hoon Na (Hindi: मैं हूँ ना, Urdu: میں ہوں نا, English: Im Here Now) is a Hindi Bollywood film written and directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan and Shahrukh Khan; it was released on April 30, 2004 and was considered a box-office success.
Main chain of the Alps The main chain of the Alps is the central line of mountains that forms the water divide of the range. Main chains of mountain ranges are traditionally designated in this way, and generally include the highest peaks of a range; the Alps are something of an unusual case in that several significant groups of mountains are separated from the main chain by sizable distances.
Main characters of Megatokyo In Megatokyo, the popular webcomic by Fred Gallagher, Japanese names are written in Japanese order, with the family name before the given name. The first feature of Megatokyo (a filler art day, referred to as a "dead piro day") which revealed a character's full name had aforementioned character's name written in Western order (given name before the family name).
Main characters of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga This page lists the main characters from the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist, covering the characters who are widely considered to be "primary" to the plot of the story; while the Elric Brothers are the heroes of the story, there are also those who are greatly affected by their adventures and vice versa. All characters are mostly listed by their debut in the storyline.
Main loop In computing, the main loop (sometimes called the program loop, event loop or main event loop) is a common design approach, typically used by applications featuring an event driven graphical user interface. It consists of a loop which continuously executes, polling for user events and handling each one.
Main Line (NJ Transit) The New Jersey Transit Main Line (or Erie Main Line) runs from Suffern, New York to Hoboken, New Jersey, in the United States. It runs daily commuter service and was once the former north-south main line of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad.
Main Line of Public Works The Main Line of Public Works was a railroad and canal system built by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, running from Philadelphia west through Harrisburg and across the state to Pittsburgh. It consisted of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad from Philadelphia to Columbia in Lancaster County, the Allegheny Portage Railroad from Hollidaysburg to Johnstown, and canals connecting the two railroads and from Johnstown to Pittsburgh.
Main Line of Resistance Main Line of Resistance, or MLR is a military term describing the most important defensive position of an army facing an opposing force over an extended front. It does not consist of one trench or line of pillboxes, but rather a system, of varying degrees of complexity, of fighting positions and obstacles to enemy advance.
Main Mall The Main Mall was an outdoor pedestrian shopping plaza in downtown Poughkeepsie, New York which was in existence from 1973 until 2001. A urban renewal project designed with the intention of stopping the decline of the central business district of downtown Poughkeepsie, the mall was created by blocking off a section of Main Street (from Market to Catherine streets) to automobile traffic.
Main Market Square, Kraków Main Market Square in Kraków (, also known as Rynek Krakowski — Kraków's Market Square) is the main square of the Old Town of Kraków, Poland. It dates back to the 13th century and - at 200x200 meters in both dimensions - it is the largest medieval town square in Europe.
Main North Line The Main North Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is an important railway line in New Zealand that runs north from Christchurch up the east coast of the South Island to Picton. It is a major link in New Zealand's national rail network and offers a connection with roll-on roll-off ferries in Picton to Wellington.
Main Plot The Main Plot was a conspiracy by English Catholics, allegedly led by lay Catholic Lord Cobham, to remove King James I of England from the English throne, replacing him by aid of Spain with his cousin Arabella (or Arbella) Stuart.
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (Hindi: मैं प्रेम की दीवानी हूँ, Urdu: میں پریم کی دیوانی ہیں, English: I'm Crazy For Prem) is a film by Sooraj R. Barjatya and a production by Rajshri.
Main Ridge, Victoria Main Ridge is a rural locality south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located south of and inland from Rosebud on the Mornington Peninsula, and was originally known as Main Creek. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Main Rock Records Main Rock Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Leicester, UK. It was founded by Leicester rapper Apocraphe and is home to such acts as Iron Bridge, Baron Samedi, Lady Paradox, Meline Interlec, DJ Dise, DJ Casio, and Cappo.
Main South Line The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, runs south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and down the east coast of the South Island to Invercargill via Dunedin. It is one of the most important railway lines in New Zealand and was one of the first to be built, with construction commencing in the 1860s.
Main Street Main Street is the generic street name (and sometimes the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in the city centre, and is most often used in reference to retailing.
Main Street (album) Main Street, credited to Roy Wood's Wizzard (whereas the group's first two albums had been credited simply to Wizzard), was initially planned to showcase the more jazz-rock, deliberately uncommercial, side of the group as part of a double album, along with the material that became the album Introducing Eddy & The Falcons in 1974. When they eventually recorded Main Street in 1975-6, the group had rather slipped out of the public eye and was on the point of disbanding.
Main Street (disambiguation) Main Street is the generic street name (and sometimes the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world. For the general article of Main Street, click here.
Main Street (Vancouver) Main Street is the name of a major north-south thoroughfare bisecting Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It runs from Waterfront Road by Burrard Inlet in the north, to Kent Avenue alongside the north arm of the Fraser River in the south.
Main Street Alliance The Main Street Alliance was a multi-level marketing (mlm), also known as, network marketing company started in 1991 based in Pleasanton, California founded by the internationally known Mormon financial advisor Howard Ruff. The Main Street Alliance was a financial service company that by group buying power would negotiate rebates for its members.
Main Street Armory The Main Street Armory is a multi-purpose arena in Rochester, New York which was built in 1905 but is currently being refurbished. It is currently undergoing the final phases of refurbishment which will allow it to host mid-size concerts.
Main Street District, Dallas, Texas The Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA) runs along Main Street, an east-west street running from its split with Commerce street under the triple-overpass to Carroll Avenue, where it becomes Columbia Avenue, in east Dallas. The portion considered the Main Street District is between Lamar Street and the US 75/I-45 (I-345) elevated highway.
Main Street Tunnel The Main Street Tunnel, located in Welland, Ontario, Canada, is an underwater tunnel, carrying Niagara Road 27 and the unsigned designation of Highway 7146 under the Welland Canal. It is named as a part of East Main Street.
Main-gauche In sword fighting, the main-gauche (French for "left hand"; ) is a dagger used in the off-hand, mainly to assist in parrying incoming thrusts, while the dominant hand wields a rapier or similar longer weapon intended for one-handed use. It may also be used for attack if an opportunity arises.
Main-Kinzig-Kreis Main-Kinzig is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Wetteraukreis, Vogelsbergkreis, Fulda, Bad Kissingen, Main-Spessart, Aschaffenburg, Offenbach and the district-free cities of Offenbach and Frankfurt.
Main-Spessart Main-Spessart is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Bad Kissingen, Schweinfurt and WĂĽrzburg, the state of Baden-WĂĽrttemberg (district of Main-Tauber), the districts of Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg, and the state of Hesse (district of Main-Kinzig).
Main-Tauber (district) Main-Tauber is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north-west clockwise) Miltenberg, Main-Spessart, Würzburg, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Ansbach (all in Bavaria), and the districts Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe and Neckar-Odenwald.
Maina Indians The Maina Indians are a group of tribes constituting a distinct linguistic stock, the Mainan, ranging along the north bank of the Marañón River in South America. Their earlier habitat is supposed to have been the upper waters of the Morona and the Pastaza, Ecuador.
Mainah A Mainah (or mainer) is a person from Maine. Snonymous with the term "North Easter", a "Mainer" stereotypically speaks with a Maine accent, thus changing the term from "Mainer" to "Mainah.
Mainalo The Mainalo or Menalo (Greek, Modern: Μαίναλο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms: Mainalon, Mainalos, Menalon, Menalos, rarely Menalus or Mainalos, Latin forms: Maenalos and Maenalus, rarely Maenalon is a mountain range that spans about 15 to 20 from north to south (southwest of Tripoli to NE of Vytina) and from east to west from 5 to 10 km. (from Zygovisti to Kapsas.
Mainau Mainau is an island in Lake Constance (on the south shore of the Ăśberlinger See, near the city of Konstanz), at approximately . It is maintained as a garden island and a model of excellent environmental practices.
Mainau Declaration The Mainau Declaration was an appeal against the use of nuclear weapons. Drafted by German scientists Otto Hahn and Max Born, it was circulated at a conference of Nobel Prize laureates in Lindau, Germany on July 15, 1955.
Mainbernheim The small city of Mainbernheim, a medieval, walled village 4 kilometers to the south of Kitzingen (Landkreis, district of Kitzingen) in the direction of NĂĽrnberg, was first recorded in the chronicles of 889, during the reign of King Arnulf, the church being recognized by the influential bishopric of nearby WĂĽrzburg. The town was the site of a tariff house of the dukes of Ansbach and in thrall until 1397 to the duchy in the south, during the reign of King Wenceslaus.
Mainbocher Mainbocher (1891-1976) (born Main Rousseau Bocher) was an American couturier who operated fashion houses in Paris and later New York from the 1930s through the 1960s. He is best known for designing Wallis Simpson's wedding dress and trousseau for her 1937 marriage to the former Edward VIII (the Duke of Windsor) which was photographed by Cecil Beaton
Maindee Maindee () is a large inner-city area in the city of Newport. It lies mostly within the electoral district (ward) and community (parish) of Victoria, although some areas traditionally associated with Maindee are in the Beechwood ward.
Maine Black Bears Hockey The University of Maine Black Bears men's hockey team is considered by many to be one of the top tier hockey programs in Division I, given the program's short history since beginning in 1977. The Black Bears play in the Hockey East Association along with 10 other teams, and have won 2 NCAA Championships, in 1993, and in 1999.
Maine congressional elections, 2006 The Maine Congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of both Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2007, and therefore all were put up for contest.
Maine Center for the Arts The Maine Center for the Arts (MCA) is a concert hall and museum located on the campus of the University of Maine at Orono, Maine, USA. It has been operating since 1986, hosting both local and national artists.
Maine College of Art The Maine College of Art (MECA) is a fully accredited, degree-granting art college in the city of Portland, Maine. Founded in 1882, it is the oldest arts educational institution in Maine, and is not associated with any larger academic or arts institutions.
Maine Coon The Maine Coon is one of the largest breeds of domestic cat, known for its intelligence and playfulness as well as its distinctive physical appearance. The breed is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America and originated from New England, making it America's first indigenous show cat.
Maine Dil Tujhko Diya Maine Dil Tujhko Diya is a 2002 Bollywood movie directed by and starring Sohail Khan who makes his acting debut along with Sameera Reddy. The film also features Sanjay Dutt, Kabir Bedi and Dalip Tahil in supporting roles.
Maine East High School Maine East High School, or Maine East, and officially Maine Township High School East, is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Dempster Street and Potter Road in Park Ridge, Illinois, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Maine Township High School District 207, which also includes Maine South High School and Maine West High School.
Maine Guides The Maine Guides was the original and predominant name of an American minor league baseball franchise that played in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, between 1984 and 1988. The AAA International League club was known as the Guides for its first four seasons, and as the Maine Phillies in its final campaign.
Maine Highlands The Maine Highlands is now a term used in the Maine tourism industry for a centrally located region that constitutes a large portion of the state of Maine. The Highlands are constituted by Piscataquis and Penobscot counties.
Maine Humanities Council Located in Portland, Maine, the Maine Humanities Council was founded in 1975 as a private nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is one of 57 humanities councils in the United States and its territories.
Maine Chance Farm Maine Chance Farm was an American thoroughbred horse racing stable in Lexington, Kentucky owned by cosmetics tycoon, Elizabeth Arden. During the nineteen forties and fifties, Maine Chance Farm was a major force in American horse racing.
Maine Jazz Camp The Maine Jazz Camp since 1979 has been introducing jazz to students from all over Maine and beyond. Each week over 50 hills of western mainestudents participate in Maine Jazz Camp in an atmosphere of campus living and jazz music, quickly assimilating its program of ensemble playing, improvisation and theory.
Maine law The Maine law, passed in 1851 in Maine, was one of the first statutory implementations of the developing temperance movement in the United States. Temperance activist Neal Dow helped force the law into existence.
Maine Maritime Academy Maine Maritime Academy is a public post-secondary college and nautical training institution with approximately 800 students, located in Castine, Maine. The Academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21, 1941.
Maine North High School Maine North High School is a closed high school in unincorporated Maine Township (mailing address in Des Plaines, Illinois) that was used in the 1980s as a filming location by motion picture director John Hughes.
Maine Penny The Maine penny is a Norwegian silver penny that dates to the reign of Olaf Kyrre. It was found in 1957 in an old Native American settlement at the Goddard site, a large archeological site at Naskeag Point, Brooklin, Maine on the Penobscot Bay.
Maine Public Broadcasting Network The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (abbreviated MPBN) is a television and radio broadcasting network located in the state of Maine in the United States. It was previously known as Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation.
Maine School Administrative District 68 Maine School Administrative District 68 consists of three public schools in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine and Monson, Maine. The district serves the towns of Dover-Foxcroft, Monson Sebec, Charleston, and smaller communities.
Maine School Administrative District 71 Maine School Administrative District 71 (MSAD 71 or SAD 71) is a school district containing the towns of Kennebunk, Maine and Kennebunkport, Maine. It currently (as of July 2005) provides 5 schools for the children within its boundaries:
Maine School of Science and Mathematics The Maine School of Science and Mathematics is a Magnet school in Limestone, Maine, or as students have said, "The frigid North." Students from all over the state of Maine as well as some from other states and countries are enrolled in MSSM.
Maine South High School Maine South High School, or MSHS, is a public four-year high school located in Park Ridge, Illinois, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Maine Township High School District 207, which also includes Maine East High School and Maine West High School.
Maine State House The Maine State House, located in Augusta, Maine, was completed in 1832, one year after Augusta became the capital of Maine. Built using Maine granite, the State House was based on the design of the Capitol building for Massachusetts.
Maine State Police The Maine State Police is the state police agency for Maine, which has jurisdiction across the state. It was created in 1921 to protect the lives, property, and constitutional rights of the citizens of the State of Maine.
Maine State Route 109 State Route 109 (ME-109) is a north-south state highway in York County, Maine, United States. The northern terminus of State Route 109 is in Acton at the Wakefield, New Hampshire border, continuing from New Hampshire Route 109.
Maine State Route 11 State Route 11 is a 401 mile long state highway in Maine. It connects to New Hampshire Route 11 at its south end in Lebanon and travels through the counties of York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Aroostook.
Maine State Route 208 State Route 208 is a numbered state highway in Maine. Serving as the main north-south connector between Biddeford Pool northeast to downtown Biddeford, State Route 208 is approximately seven miles long and two lanes wide.
Maine State Route 3 State Route 3 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from Interstate 95 exit 113 in Augusta to an intersection with Route 102 in the village of Somesville in the town of Mount Desert, on Mount Desert Island. Route 3 is 119.
Maine State Route 9 State Route 9 is a numbered state highway in Maine, running from the New Hampshire border at Berwick in the west to the Canadian border with New Brunswick at Calais in the east. State Route 9 runs a total of 288.
Maine Student Web Design Awards The Maine Student Web Design Awards (MSWDA), is an website design contest open to any Maine student currently enrolled in a Maine Middle or High School, or who is a homeschooled student in grades 6-12. Students are encouraged to creatively express their interests and hobbies.
Maine Supreme Judicial Court The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in Maine's judicial system. Known as the Law Court when sitting as an appellate court, it is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate.
Maine Video Activists Network The Maine Video Activists Network (MVAN) is a monthly video newsreel produced by activists throughout the state of Maine in the United States. It is an extension of the Indymedia movement, in which grassroots organizers and average citizens are producing their own media content and distributing it through non-commercial avenues such as the internet, public access television, print, and radio.
Maine West High School Maine West High School, or MWHS, is a public four-year high school located in Des Plaines, Illinois, a north-west suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Maine Township High School District 207, which also includes Maine East High School and Maine South High School.
Maine Women's Lobby The Maine Women's Lobby was founded in 1978 and is dedicated to legislative action on behalf of Maine women and girls. The Maine Women's Lobby believes that women and girls should have economic security, access to health care, and freedom from violence and discrimination.
Maine's 2nd congressional district Maine's second congressional district is the larger of Maine's two congressional districts, covering most of the state. At 27,326 square miles, it is currently the largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River (and 24th largest overall).
Maine's 4th congressional district Maine Congressional District 4 is an obsolete congressional district. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820 due to the result of the ratification of the Missouri Compromise. It was eliminated in 1933 after the 1930 U.S. Census. Its last congressman was Donald F. Snow.
Mainflingen longwave transmitter Mainflingen longwave transmitter is a large facility for commercial longwave transmissions at Mainflingen, Hessen, Germany. It uses several T- and triangle antennas, which are mounted on guyed masts of lattice steel, insulated against ground.
Mainframe (band) Mainframe were an 1980s Electropop band from Hemel Hempstead 26 miles north of London, England. Comprising of Murray Munro and John Molloy, the band signed to Polydor Records' dance label offshoot Boiling Point, where they released singles such as "Radio" and "5 Minutes".
Mainframe audit The definition of a mainframe computer is not clear-cut and may vary depending on what reference is used. Most people associate a mainframe with a large computer; but mainframes are getting smaller all the time.
Mainframe computer Mainframes (often colloquially referred to as Big Iron) are computers used mainly by large organizations for critical applications, typically bulk data processing such as census, industry/consumer statistics, ERP, and financial transaction processing.
Mainie Jellett Mary Harriet Jellett, known as Mainie Jellett, (born Dublin 1897, died Dublin 1944) was an Irish painter whose Decoration (1923) was among the first abstract painting shown in Ireland when it was exhibited at the Society of Dublin Painters Group Show in 1923.
Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement The Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (), or Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA; ), is an economic agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, signed on June 29, 2003. A similar agreement, known as Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, was signed between the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government on October 18, 2003.
Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement The Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (Portuguese: Acordo de Estreitamento das Relações Económicas e Comerciais entre o Continente Chinês e Macau; , or Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA; ), is an economic agreement between the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government on October 18, 2003. A similar agreement, known as Mainland and Hong KongCloser Economic Partnership Arrangement, was signed between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, signed on June 29, 2003.
Mainland Affairs Council The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC; Chinese: 大陸委員會; pinyin: Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì) is a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China on Taiwan. The Mainland Affairs Council is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of policies between Taiwan and mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Mainland Finland Mainland Finland (Manner-Suomi) is a term used for instance in statistics to exclude the autonomous Ă…land Islands under Finnish sovereignty. Mainland Finland is not to be confused with Finland Proper, which is the province adjacent to Ă…land.
Mainland China Mainland China ( is a geopolitical term which is usually synonymous with the area currently administered by the People's Republic of China (PRC); however, it excludes the two special administrative regions (SARs) administered by the PRC: Hong Kong and Macau, which are governed under the "one country, two systems" policy and have a high degree of autonomy. The term is almost always used in the context of distinguishing mainland China from Taiwan and other islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC): Penghu, Quemoy, and Matsu islands, as well as Hong Kong and Macau.
Mainland Japan Mainland Japan (内地, naichi) is an uncommon term to distinguish the area of Japan from Okinawa and Hokkaidō and the colonies that Japan used to possess in East Asia. The literal Japanese meaning might best be translated as inner Japan or inner lands.
Mainland Regional High School (New Jersey) Mainland Regional High School is a regional public high school and regional school district serving students from the communities of Linwood (550 students), Northfield (484 students) and Somers Point (639 students) in Atlantic County, New Jersey, serving a total population of over 25,000 in the three communities. The high school is located in Linwood.
Mainlander Mainlanders are people who live in a region considered a "mainland". It is frequently used in the context of Greater China, referring to Chinese people who live, or were born, in mainland China as opposed to Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, or Singapore.
Mainline In the United States, the mainline (also sometimes called mainstream) churches are those Protestant denominations with a potpourri of conservative, moderate, and liberal theologies coexisting which historically have been open to new ideas and societal changes without abandoning what they consider to be the historical basis of the Christian faith.The Decline of Mainline Protestantism This places them in the theological center between the more liberal groups such as Unitarian Universalism and the more conservative fundamentalist and evangelical churches.
Mainline (novel) Mainline is a 1997 cyberpunk novel by Deborah Christian. The story follows Reva, an assassin with the ability to see multiple possible futures and choose which one becomes real, making this future the "mainline".
Mainline Airways Mainline Airways was an alleged fraud run in 2002-2003 by an American college student, whom authorities said pretended to be an airline company offering cheap tickets between Honolulu and Los Angeles, without the ability to actually provide the flights. The student was Luke Thompson of Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania, then a college sophomore at Babson College in Massachusetts.
Mainline Steam Mainline Steam is a New Zealand organisation devoted to the restoration and operation of historic New Zealand railways mainline steam locomotives. Regular day excursions and multi-day tours are operated, by Mainline Steam, over rail lines thoroughout New Zealand.

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