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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Katherine had her first passport stamped before her first birthday, and has traveled to all seven continents.—
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In February 2017 separate studies examining Earth’s geological and geophysical characteristics revealed evidence of ancient sunken continents in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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There was SimEarth in 1990, in which the player tunes a planet’s atmospheric conditions, sculpts its landmasses, plunks down life-forms.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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Her ink stains cohered into easily recognizable signs—butterflies, fighter jets, bodies of water, landmasses—that were complicated by text printed atop them.—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Subcontinents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinents. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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