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
Bangladesh and India, along with Pakistan, form the Indian subcontinent — home to approximately 23 per cent of the world’s population.
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Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The movie, released months after India and Pakistan engaged in a brief armed conflict, has created a firestorm on the subcontinent, with movie critics facing online attacks over reviews.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The restaurant serves food from the south end of the subcontinent, exploring the flavors of Tamil Nadu, the state from which Kumar hails.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
The 1947 partition of the South Asian subcontinent into India and Pakistan led to the world’s largest mass migration.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
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Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The movie, released months after India and Pakistan engaged in a brief armed conflict, has created a firestorm on the subcontinent, with movie critics facing online attacks over reviews.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The restaurant serves food from the south end of the subcontinent, exploring the flavors of Tamil Nadu, the state from which Kumar hails.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
The 1947 partition of the South Asian subcontinent into India and Pakistan led to the world’s largest mass migration.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontinent
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Kathryn has explored 60-plus countries on six continents while contributing to Architectural Digest, Departures, AFAR, C Magazine, Brides, and Los Angeles Times, among other publications.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The image quickly spread across platforms including X, Facebook and Threads, with users pointing to it as symbolic evidence that the protests reached every continent.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Four causeways in the cardinal directions connect the mainland to a central plaza, which contains two sacrificial temples.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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The older consensus assumes Washington would still try to stabilize the situation—escort shipping, surge regional forces, send warnings, hold back from hitting the mainland.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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During the time Tanyka lived, Earth’s land was joined into the supercontinent Pangaea.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Around 230 million years ago, this area was part of the supercontinent Gondwana.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Subcontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinent. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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