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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The boy band wrapped their largest world tour to date, Stray Kids World Tour
, at the end of July after putting on 54 shows across five continents. —
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
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But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their true proportions, 14 Greenlands would easily fit inside the African continent.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Subcontinents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinents. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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