subcontinent

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large and distinctive landmass that is a distinct part of some continent, for example India

   The Indian subcontinent is located in Asia.

2. 2
   name

   The Indian subcontinent, South Asia.

   The Turks had acquired the culture of power of Persia and implemented its political and administrative traditions in the subcontinent.

3. 3
   noun

   A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).

4. 4
   name

   Alternative letter-case form of subcontinent (“the Indian subcontinent”).

Etymology

Ellipsis of Indian subcontinent.