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subcontinent

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sub⋅con⋅ti⋅nent

  [suhb-kon-tn-uhnt, suhb-kon-]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1860–65; sub- + continent

Related forms:
sub⋅con⋅ti⋅nen⋅tal  [suhb-kon-tn-en-tl] , adjective
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sub·con·ti·nent   (sŭb'kŏn'tə-nənt, sŭb-kŏn'-)   
n.  

  1. A large landmass, such as India, that is part of a continent but is considered either geographically or politically as an independent entity.

  2. A large landmass, such as Greenland, that is smaller than a continent.

sub'con·ti·nen'tal (-něn'tl) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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