as in continent
a large area of land that is a part of a continent
—used especially to refer to the area that includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
the Indian subcontinent
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Recent Examples of subcontinent
However, ethical implications are still abound in the case that saw Prada struggle to appease a whole subcontinent.
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Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
On Monday, Maersk slapped a $4,000 peak season surcharge on all containers exiting the Middle East and Indian subcontinent on the way to the North American West Coast set to go into effect July 16.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 June 2025
The Kashmir conflict dates back to 1947, when British colonial rule in India ended and the subcontinent was partitioned into the sovereign states of India and Pakistan.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
In the 1850s, the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India—an effort by the British to map the subcontinent—identified the peak as the highest in the world.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 8 May 2025
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Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
On Monday, Maersk slapped a $4,000 peak season surcharge on all containers exiting the Middle East and Indian subcontinent on the way to the North American West Coast set to go into effect July 16.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 June 2025
The Kashmir conflict dates back to 1947, when British colonial rule in India ended and the subcontinent was partitioned into the sovereign states of India and Pakistan.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
In the 1850s, the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India—an effort by the British to map the subcontinent—identified the peak as the highest in the world.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontinent
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The influx of top African talents such as Kanu, Kolo Toure, Lauren and Emmanuel Adebayor helped Arsenal’s presence grow on that particular continent around the turn of the century.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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It is been just an incredible decade, culminating in this moment, from the technical collaborations, the cultural understandings, getting to know each other, building that team across continents, across time zones.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The drama kicks off when one of the young islanders journeys to the mainland, where uncomfortable truths lie in wait.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The street is named for developer John Collins, who helped build up Miami Beach and connect it to the mainland.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
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The authors suggest that in a similar way the eclogite from Baltica demonstrates the existence of a mountain range, comparable to the Himalaya range, on the supercontinent Columbia over two billion years ago.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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In fact, the supercontinent fostered the common ancestor of the Australian pelodryadid frogs and the South American phyllomedusid frogs that are still seen, stuck to leaves and branches, today.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
14 May 2025
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“Subcontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinent. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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