subcontinent

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sub·con·ti·nent /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt $ -ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]  1. HEPGa very large area of land that is part of a continent 次大陆2. the subcontinent PGthe area of land that includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh 南亚次大陆〔包括印度、巴基斯坦和孟加拉国〕

Examples from the Corpus

subcontinent• It is a subcontinent of many religions, many languages, many ethnic groups, and many skin colors.• During the days of the Raj, a train journey across the subcontinent could take a week.• Yet today eunuchs have apparently died out everywhere except in the subcontinent.• Later, it tried in vain to conquer the whole of the subcontinent.

sub·con·ti·nent nounChineseSyllable  

area a Corpus is large very of land that

subcontinent
sub‧con‧ti‧nent /ˌsʌbˈkɒntənənt, ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt $ -ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]
1. a very large area of land that is part of a continent
2. the subcontinent the area of land that includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

sub·con·tin·entBrE /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntɪnənt/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] a large land mass that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh 次大陆（尤指包括印度、巴基斯坦和孟加拉国在内的南亚次大陆）◆the Indian subcontinent印度次大陆