SUBCONTINENT

subcontinent

(noun) a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

subcontinent (plural subcontinents)

A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).

Coordinate terms

• microcontinent

Etymology 2

Proper noun

the subcontinent

The Indian subcontinent, South Asia.

Proper noun

un (plural )

Alternative letter-case form of subcontinent (“the Indian subcontinent”)

Source: Wiktionary



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