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
The roots of the conflict The dispute over Kashmir, which sits on the northern tip of the Indian subcontinent and borders Pakistan to the west, can be traced back to the partition of India in 1947 and the policies of colonial British rule that preceded it.
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Matt Williams, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
The division of the Indian subcontinent stems back to the Islamic expansion into the area beginning in the 12th century, particularly during the conquests of the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great in the late 16th century.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
The report further indicated that Reliance entered into a joint venture with Mothercare PLC to acquire Mothercare brand and its IP assets for the Indian subcontinent.
—David Moin, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
But almost simultaneously, intense volcanism covered a vast area of the Indian subcontinent with over 2 kilometers thick lava flows.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Matt Williams, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
The division of the Indian subcontinent stems back to the Islamic expansion into the area beginning in the 12th century, particularly during the conquests of the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great in the late 16th century.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
The report further indicated that Reliance entered into a joint venture with Mothercare PLC to acquire Mothercare brand and its IP assets for the Indian subcontinent.
—David Moin, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
But almost simultaneously, intense volcanism covered a vast area of the Indian subcontinent with over 2 kilometers thick lava flows.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontinent
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In Australia’s arid center, those blotches represent a new inland sea, born from a deluge that has traveled hundreds of miles through the veins of a giant, parched continent.—
Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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Think of them more like distant cousins—raised on different continents, with different personalities, but who occasionally show up to the same party in floral prints and charm everyone in the room.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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While global finance institutions and investors have long been interested in diversifying to China, Beijing’s strict controls on capital outflows and relatively opaque system have discouraged large-scale buying of mainland China assets.—
Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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The third season will launch in the fourth quarter of 2025 as a Viu original across global markets — excluding South Korea and mainland China — following the breakout success of the show’s first two seasons.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2025
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During that time, landmasses consolidated into a supercontinent called Rodinia and then broke apart again.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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By around 270 million years ago, that action was done, and all the world’s landmasses had merged into a second single supercontinent, Pangaea.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Subcontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinent. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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