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subcontinent
[ suhb-kon-tn-uhnt, suhb-kon- ]
noun
- a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent:
The Himalayas arose when what is now the Indian subcontinent collided with the Eurasian Plate during the Cretaceous period.
- a large landmass, such as Greenland, that is smaller than any of the usually recognized continents.
subcontinent
/ ˌsʌbkɒntɪˈnɛntəl; sʌbˈkɒntɪnənt /
noun
- a large land mass that is a distinct part of a continent, such as India is of Asia
Derived Forms
- subcontinental, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲ·Dz·پ·Ա·ٲ [suhb-kon-tn-, en, -tl], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of subcontinent1
Example Sentences
This suggests that the process of extracting, smelting, forging and shaping iron to create tools, weapons and other objects may have developed independently in the Indian subcontinent.
They involve thousands of workers from China, South East Asia, Africa and the Indian subcontinent kept in walled-off compounds where they defraud people all over the world of their savings.
We can point to a habitual and historic struggle in the subcontinent and on slow, turning pitches in other parts of the world.
More broadly, this was another Test on the subcontinent where England have been outspun, though after next week it will not be a problem they will have to consider for some time.
The studies included people with different diseases, and most were from the Middle East and/or the Indian subcontinent.
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