> mainland Europe First time I here that phrase! A testament to the rise of China? The proper term is continental Europe. Digging a bit further, Wikipedia's[0

> mainland Europe First time I here that phrase! A testament to the rise of China? The proper term is continental Europe. Digging a bit further, Wikipedia's[0] article is titled "Continental Europe", but says "mainland" is also used. Time to speculate: for the British speaking English, the "main" land are the British Isles, so they prefer the term "continental". [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Europe