SUBCONTINENT


Meaning of SUBCONTINENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsəb-ˈkän-tə-nənt, -ˈkänt-nənt ]

noun

Date: 1863

: a large landmass smaller than a continent ; especially : a major subdivision of a continent

the Indian subcontinent

• sub·con·ti·nen·tal ˌsəb-ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-t ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.