— subcontinental /sub'kon tn en"tl/ , adj.
/sub kon"tn euhnt, sub"kon'-/ , n.
1. a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
2. a large landmass, as Greenland, that is smaller than any of the usually recognized continents.
[ 1860-65; SUB- + CONTINENT ]