SUBCONTINENT Definition & Meaning

subcontinent

[suhb-kon-tn-uhnt, suhb-kon-]

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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

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

subcontinental adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of subcontinent¹

First recorded in 1860–65; sub- + continent

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In the past, the US has often played a key role seeking to end military confrontations in the subcontinent.

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He spent months travelling to distant corners of the subcontinent, looking for ancient artefacts, ruins and scripts.

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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.

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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.

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We can point to a habitual and historic struggle in the subcontinent and on slow, turning pitches in other parts of the world.

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subcontiguous subcontract

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