as in continents
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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To slash tailpipe emissions, FedEx is piloting electric vehicles on six continents.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Nothing has born testament to that more than the viewing parties that sprang up across continents - from Sydney to London to New York by its finale.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Subcontinents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinents. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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