mainlands

noun

plural of mainland
as in continents
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division the boat back to the mainland leaves once every two days

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Recent Examples of mainlands The two mainlands themselves are only 55 miles apart where Alaska's Seward Peninsula and Russia's Chukotka Peninsula sit on opposite sides of the Bering Sea. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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continents
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  • For rail fans, there are overnight routes to discover on six of the world’s seven continents.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Across the Solar System, eruptions can send ash over continents, throw sulfur compounds hundreds of miles above a moon, or propel nitrogen gas and ice through the frozen crust of a distant world.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Mainlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainlands. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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