sub|con|ti|nent

sub|con|ti|nent
sub|con|ti|nent «suhb KON tuh nuhnt», noun.
1. a land mass that is very large, but smaller than a continent; very large island: »

the subcontinent of New Guinea.

2. a large section of a continent having a certain geographical or political independence: »

the subcontinent of India.


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