as in continents
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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Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, as it is called in much of the English-speaking world – has become a truly global phenomenon that connects fans on all continents.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026 -
The trend spans continents and price points — from a two-hour perfume class near Paris’s Île Saint-Louis to a week of felting on a remote Finnish estate.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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This is a recognizably topological result — the size of each of the city’s landmasses doesn’t matter, nor does the length of the bridges between them.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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Planet operates a fleet of around 150 satellites that photograph most of Earth's landmasses on a daily basis.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Subcontinents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinents. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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