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subcontinent

  • noun
  • /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/

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).

A kind of

  • landmass

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This definition is adapted from “subcontinent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.