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subcontinent Definition

sub·con·ti·nent (sub′känt′'n ənt)

noun

a large land mass, smaller than that usually called a continent; often, a subdivision of a continent, regarded as a geographic or political entity

subcontinent Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • visit: He has traveled extensively in India during the past forty-seven years, having visited the subcontinent more than a dozen times.
  • divide: In 1947 the subcontinent divided into two nation states India and Pakistan.

Adjective modifier

  • Indian: Most deaths from snake bites occur on the Indian subcontinent where they are often forced into contact with humans.
  • Asian: CWI members from throughout the Asian subcontinent attended the recent World Social Forum in Mumbai, India.
  • entire: The recording was amazingly successful and has now been released by the Times Music label throughout the entire Indian subcontinent; who knows?

Modifies a noun

  • today: Kala azar ( visceral leishmaniasis ) is still rampant in parts of Africa and the Indian subcontinent today and kills thousands every year.
  • form: Asians from the Indian subcontinent form the second largest ethnic group in schools.

Preposition: in

  • century: When the British first gained a foothold on the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century their concern was profit.