mainlands

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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  • This fall, Gen Z travel searches are up 26 percent, with many travelers booking international vacations across all continents.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Decoding the Himalayan formation The Himalayan mountains formed in the collision between the Asian and Indian continents around 50 million years ago.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Mainlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainlands. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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