subcontinent

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).
专有名词
  1. The Indian subcontinent, South Asia.
    — The Turks had acquired the culture of power of Persia and implemented its political and administrative traditions in the subcontinent.

词形变化

subcontinents plural the subcontinent canonical Subcontinent alternative

词源

词源 1
From sub- + continent.
词源 2
Ellipsis of Indian subcontinent.
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