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
After centuries spent fermenting in the subcontinent, English has turned Indian.
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Part of this is because of demographic trends on the subcontinent, said Mirka Martel, IIE’s head of research, evaluation and learning.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
This reimagination of South Asian food stems from Khanna’s travels throughout India and the broader subcontinent.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
But notably missing are the full counters of mithai, the colorful sweets found across the Indian subcontinent.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Part of this is because of demographic trends on the subcontinent, said Mirka Martel, IIE’s head of research, evaluation and learning.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
This reimagination of South Asian food stems from Khanna’s travels throughout India and the broader subcontinent.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
But notably missing are the full counters of mithai, the colorful sweets found across the Indian subcontinent.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontinent
Noun
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The program has already educated and inspired 100 ambassadors from 6 continents and, most importantly, is building a community.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The 10 cities with the most Instagrammed sunrises in the world The most popular cities for sunrise content span five continents Start Slideshow Start Slideshow There’s nothing quite like pausing and taking in the sunrise.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Last month, Cyclone Chido claimed the lives of more than 100 people in Mozambique and Malawi after devastating the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte and making landfall on mainland Africa.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Southern Bridge that connects the nether end of tony Palm Beach Island to the mainland city of West Palm Beach was once a calm overpass where people strolled alongside Bentleys over the Intracoastal Waterway.—
Beth Landman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Jan. 2025
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Paleontologists generally believe that dinosaurs first evolved in the southern part of the supercontinent, Pangea, around 230 million years ago.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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The mainstream view contends that the reptiles emerged first on the southern portion of the prehistoric supercontinent Pangea called Gondwana, before spreading to the northern part, known as Laurasia, sometime later.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Subcontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinent. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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