subcontinent

B2 Topic:Places & Geography
US /səbˈkɑːntɪnənt/ UK /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/
noun name Freq #50830

Meanings

  1. 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

Ellipsis of Indian subcontinent.

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.