subcontinent B2 Topic:Places & Geography US /səbˈkɑːntɪnənt/ UK /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/ See IPA manual Freq #50830 Meanings 1 noun A large area of land that is part of a continent but treated as separate, especially southern Asia. India is the largest country in the Indian subcontinent. Thesaurus Word family Forms subcontinents Etymology AI details Ellipsis of Indian subcontinent. Topics Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # subcontinent **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /səbˈkɑːntɪnənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/ **Frequency rank:** 50830 ## Meanings 1. A large area of land that is part of a continent but treated as separate, especially southern Asia. ## Examples - India is the largest country in the Indian subcontinent. ## Etymology Ellipsis of Indian subcontinent. ## AI Etymology Subcontinent is an ellipsis of Indian subcontinent. In present-day use, it means a large area of land that is part of a continent but treated as separate, especially southern Asia. ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown