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
Indian airstrikes deep into Pakistan and retaliatory shelling across the border have put the subcontinent on edge once again, with many fearing a further escalation between the two nuclear neighbors.
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Matt Williams, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
The White House announced Monday that the president and first lady Melania Trump will visit the subcontinent Feb. 24-25.
—Sarakshi Rai, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
India has myriad curries throughout the subcontinent, and the region in the Sivaganga and Pudukottai districts are particularly well known for their masala spices which go into the chicken curry with coconut milk here ($20).
—John Mariani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Their relations date back to Pakistan's founding amid the United Kingdom's partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, with Iran being the second nation after the U.K. to recognize Pakistan's independence.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Matt Williams, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
The White House announced Monday that the president and first lady Melania Trump will visit the subcontinent Feb. 24-25.
—Sarakshi Rai, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
India has myriad curries throughout the subcontinent, and the region in the Sivaganga and Pudukottai districts are particularly well known for their masala spices which go into the chicken curry with coconut milk here ($20).
—John Mariani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Their relations date back to Pakistan's founding amid the United Kingdom's partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, with Iran being the second nation after the U.K. to recognize Pakistan's independence.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontinent
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Recognition on two continents Since 2023, Leyes has participated in reviewing and evaluating creative submissions for several international marketing and design award organizations.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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This massive stadium run spans multiple continents, covering numerous countries and cities with an impressive slate of dates.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
17 July 2025
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Popular venues for retirees include Ambergris Caye, an island 35 miles northeast of Belize City; Caye Caulker, another island just off the coast; Corozal, a mainland city on the Atlantic Ocean near Mexico; and Placencia, in the south.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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The island, tucked to the west of mainland Greece, is part of the Ionian Islands, and is most certainly visited, but is far more of an undercover gem than its more popular cousins to the south, like Mykonos and Santorini.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 July 2025
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Even more broadly, the makeup of the organisms at the site demonstrates how different groups of reptiles were moving around the supercontinent Pangea prior to a mass extinction 201 million years ago that ended the Triassic and began the Jurassic.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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The Earth’s climate was warm at the beginning of the Jurassic and without polar ice, meaning animals from mammals to amphibians to dinosaurs were able to more easily move across the Pangea supercontinent, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
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“Subcontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontinent. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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