subcontinent
[suhb-kon-tn-uh nt, suhb-kon-]
- a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- a large landmass, as Greenland, that is smaller than any of the usually recognized continents.
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Origin of subcontinent
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He too, it is clear, wants to end the cold war in the subcontinent.
Indian and Pakistani Leaders Seek to End Their Cold War, but Will the ‘Deep State’ Allow Peace?Bruce Riedel
May 26, 2014
Coca-Cola was back on the subcontinent after 20 years away.
“Badmashi” means a “goon” in the Urdu and Hindi parlance of the subcontinent.
The confidence of the "Gupta effect"—the breaking of the ethnic ceiling—was keenly felt in the subcontinent.
Even worse, a crisis in the subcontinent could lead to a nuclear war in South Asia.
subcontinent
- a large land mass that is a distinct part of a continent, such as India is of Asia
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