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
The cut hides are then sent to the subcontinent to be formed into quarters; these quarters then make their way to Jajodia’s Aladdin’s cave of a factory on Shernhall Street in Walthamstow, east London.
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James Wallace, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The jagged border was hastily drawn by a British judge when the Indian subcontinent won its independence from Britain in August 1947 but was divided into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan.
—Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
There's rumored to be a second one among Greenland's approximately 6,500 cars for an island that's about half the size of the Indian subcontinent and has fewer than 60 miles of road and just three traffic lights.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Photo: Getty Images Across the subcontinent, turmeric shapeshifts with geography and language, but never loses its purpose.
—Sara Hussain, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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James Wallace, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The jagged border was hastily drawn by a British judge when the Indian subcontinent won its independence from Britain in August 1947 but was divided into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan.
—Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
There's rumored to be a second one among Greenland's approximately 6,500 cars for an island that's about half the size of the Indian subcontinent and has fewer than 60 miles of road and just three traffic lights.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Photo: Getty Images Across the subcontinent, turmeric shapeshifts with geography and language, but never loses its purpose.
—Sara Hussain, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontinent
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The scouting nets are now cast across continents, there are feeder and multi-club models and the possibility of one scout like Dubliner Billy Behan pulling up several players, from a tiny pool, talented enough to become first-team regulars is long gone.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The world might end up ruled by large technology companies that impose their solutions throughout entire continents, leaving little space for homegrown creativity.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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We are connected to the Spanish mainland via two bridges and a natural isthmus, which has been in use since Roman times.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Strait of Messina Bridge project will speed travel between the Italian mainland and Sicily and incorporate rail connections to Palermo and Catania, which are being upgraded.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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During this time, the ancient supercontinent Rodinia was breaking apart.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even more broadly, the makeup of the organisms at the site demonstrates how different groups of reptiles were moving around the supercontinent Pangea prior to a mass extinction 201 million years ago that ended the Triassic and began the Jurassic.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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“Subcontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinent. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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