subcontinent
noun
sub·con·ti·nent
ˌsəb-ˈkän-tə-nənt 
-ˈkänt-nənt
: a large landmass smaller than a continent
especially
: a major subdivision of a continent
the Indian subcontinent
Examples of subcontinent in a Sentence
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New acquisitions of the six-part thriller include SBS Australia, TVP in Poland and Big Tree Entertainment in India and the subcontinent.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
People in these areas face economic deprivation, like few banking or investment resources, and social neglect that continues to slow India’s progress as a formidable subcontinent.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
By decreasing its fossil fuel imports and powering the subcontinent with its own renewable energy, India naturally strengthens its currency, the rupee, against the US dollar, Dus said.
—Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
As hostility toward minorities rises, Kabir’s work highlights the subcontinent’s rich history of religious coexistence, and many academics, artists, and activists are using his words to express pride in India’s multicultural community.
—Kalpana Jain, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
This incisive biography aims to separate the historical Ashoka, who ruled a vast swath of the Indian subcontinent in the third century B.C., from the one of legend.
—The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Holi celebrations are as diverse as the Indian subcontinent.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The topic of Kashmir is incendiary on the subcontinent, and the B62 team and co-producers, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Studios, were insistent that the treatment had to be neutral.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The show was sponsored by Swedish company Ciba’s toothpaste brand Binaca, which was launched on the subcontinent during that time.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
People in these areas face economic deprivation, like few banking or investment resources, and social neglect that continues to slow India’s progress as a formidable subcontinent.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
By decreasing its fossil fuel imports and powering the subcontinent with its own renewable energy, India naturally strengthens its currency, the rupee, against the US dollar, Dus said.
—Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
As hostility toward minorities rises, Kabir’s work highlights the subcontinent’s rich history of religious coexistence, and many academics, artists, and activists are using his words to express pride in India’s multicultural community.
—Kalpana Jain, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
This incisive biography aims to separate the historical Ashoka, who ruled a vast swath of the Indian subcontinent in the third century B.C., from the one of legend.
—The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Holi celebrations are as diverse as the Indian subcontinent.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The topic of Kashmir is incendiary on the subcontinent, and the B62 team and co-producers, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Studios, were insistent that the treatment had to be neutral.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The show was sponsored by Swedish company Ciba’s toothpaste brand Binaca, which was launched on the subcontinent during that time.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
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subcontinent
noun
sub·con·ti·nent
ˈsəb-ˈkänt-ᵊn-ənt
-ˈkänt-nənt,
-ˌkänt-
: a large area of land smaller than a continent
especially
: a major subdivision of a continent
the Indian subcontinent
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