# mainlands

Pronunciation: US say "MAYN-luhndz" /ˈmeɪnləndz/; say "MAYN-landz" UK /ˈmeɪnlændz/, AUS /mæɪnlændz/

## Noun

1. Plural of mainland. — plural of mainland
   - Simple: Plural of mainland. Use this form when talking about more than one large land mass.
   - _The expedition compared bird species across several mainlands and their offshore islands._
   - _Ancient trade routes once linked the mainlands of three distant continents._

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