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subcontinent

noun
/ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/UK

Etymology

Ellipsis of Indian subcontinent.

  1. derived from continentem
  2. derived from continent
  3. inherited from contynent
  4. prefixed as subcontinent — “sub + continent”

Definitions

  1. A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of…

    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).

  2. The Indian subcontinent, South Asia.

    • The Turks had acquired the culture of power of Persia and implemented its political and administrative traditions in the subcontinent.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subcontinent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA