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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Operating across five continents, AEG Presents’ tentpole events include the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, British Summer Time at Hyde Park, Stagecoach, Electric Forest, Rock En Seine, and All Points East.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
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Eurovision is looking to the future, and to other continents, with the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia due to take place in Bangkok in November.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 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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There was SimEarth in 1990, in which the player tunes a planet’s atmospheric conditions, sculpts its landmasses, plunks down life-forms.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Subcontinents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinents. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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