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
Bhosle’s reach extended well beyond the subcontinent.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Silicon Valley is home to scores of restaurants with roots on the Indian subcontinent.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Parsis, who practice Zoroastrianism, migrated from Persia to the Indian subcontinent between the 8th and 10th centuries.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Cash in hand, the sugarcane planters of Mauritius replaced their slaves with contract labor from the Indian subcontinent.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Silicon Valley is home to scores of restaurants with roots on the Indian subcontinent.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Parsis, who practice Zoroastrianism, migrated from Persia to the Indian subcontinent between the 8th and 10th centuries.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Cash in hand, the sugarcane planters of Mauritius replaced their slaves with contract labor from the Indian subcontinent.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontinent
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Once upon a time, Iran had a tech scene as vibrant as any in the world—one full of inventive young people, visionary entrepreneurs, expatriated mentors, and investors who spanned continents.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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The shooter Stephane Cardinale, veteran of runways and red carpets on every continent that has them, exercises his fine eye for notable off-duty folk just being themselves here.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Goldman Sachs is officially preferring mainland Chinese stocks to those traded in Hong Kong.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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People who sought refuge on the mainland and started walking back across the causeways got trapped and swept out to sea.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge began forming about 200 million years ago, as the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart at the end of the Triassic Period.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The lithium-rich pegmatites in the Appalachian belt formed more than 250 million years ago during the creation of the supercontinent Pangea.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Subcontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinent. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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