Subcontinent is an English word with synonyms like landmass. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Subcontinent meaning
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).
Synonyms of Subcontinent
Using Subcontinent
- The main meaning on this page is: 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).
- Useful related words include: landmass.
- In the example corpus, subcontinent often appears in combinations such as: indian subcontinent, the subcontinent, subcontinent and.
Context around Subcontinent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 8 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Subcontinent
- In this selection, "subcontinent" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, indian, asian and side stand out and add context to how "subcontinent" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the indian subcontinent and across the subcontinent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "subcontinent" sits close to words such as abstain, acrylic and adc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with subcontinent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the Indian subcontinent, the fans can be extremely partisan. (10 words)
This new visibility extends the tensions of caste from the subcontinent to the diaspora. (14 words)
As winter blankets the Indian subcontinent, the cravings for comforting and hearty snacks become undeniable. (15 words)
He will be missed for the many books he would have written, opening up new ways of understanding the past and the present, and particularly for holding a mirror to the subcontinent, its promise and challenges. (36 words)
The largest large-scale maritime firm owned by Indians, Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. owned the ship but the Indian subcontinent and its rivers were governed by the British at the time. (32 words)
But playing a key role in the background was East India Company, a ruthless and powerful British-owned trading organization that gradually seized control of large parts of the subcontinent. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
The pope created an uproar in the Indian subcontinent when he suggested that a great harvest of faith would be witnessed on the subcontinent in the third Christian millennium.
A characteristic specialty of the countries of the Indian subcontinent is the so-called Bharta, a dish made of roasted eggplant pulp, enriched with garlic, spices, and aromatic herbs.
As winter blankets the Indian subcontinent, the cravings for comforting and hearty snacks become undeniable.
D’Aloisio explained that this may be due to the diverse cultures, diet and lifestyles found within the subcontinent.
England hadn’t faced a lot of that sort of bowling, maybe a little bit on the subcontinent.
He will be missed for the many books he would have written, opening up new ways of understanding the past and the present, and particularly for holding a mirror to the subcontinent, its promise and challenges.
In the Indian subcontinent, the fans can be extremely partisan.
It is one of the five known townships of the Harappan civilisation in the Indian subcontinent.
Its many restaurants offer a rich range of ethnic cuisines from the Indian subcontinent, such as Gujarati, Rajasthani and Keralan.
The largest large-scale maritime firm owned by Indians, Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. owned the ship but the Indian subcontinent and its rivers were governed by the British at the time.
The Proteas women are set to take on subcontinent side Bangladesh in three T20Is and three ODIs at home between December 3 and 23.
This new visibility extends the tensions of caste from the subcontinent to the diaspora.
This series was an important milestone for a team that had always struggled outside the subcontinent.
Travelers from Tel Aviv can connect to various destinations in Asia, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent on Etihad Airways.
But playing a key role in the background was East India Company, a ruthless and powerful British-owned trading organization that gradually seized control of large parts of the subcontinent.
Kashmir, together with its sister state of Jammu, were granted a quasi-autonomy at the end of British rule in the subcontinent.
Much like Sirkap, Kashmir, which lies in the northernmost corner of the South Asian subcontinent was once part of the ancient Greek kingdom.
Notable instances include Indian suppression of Kashmiri resistance, Indian involvement in influencing the 2013 ICT, and the development of state-sponsored across the subcontinent.
The game is believed to have originated in the southern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
The net result: the Indian Ocean is among the fastest warming oceans, with dire consequences for heat waves and extreme rain over the Indian subcontinent.
Common combinations with subcontinent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- indian subcontinent 68×
- the subcontinent 53×
- subcontinent and 13×
- subcontinent in 4×
- subcontinent is 3×
- subcontinent the 3×
- asian subcontinent 3×
- subcontinent was 3×
- subcontinent to 2×
- subcontinent has 2×