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How to use subcontinent in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun, proper noun

Subcontinent means 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). Example: “The many Indian restaurants all over Britain are a by-product of the large waves of immigration from the subcontinent.”

Examples of subcontinent by meaning

proper nounThe Indian subcontinent, South Asia.

  • The Turks had acquired the culture of power of Persia and implemented its political and administrative traditions in the subcontinent.2006, Ilhan Niaz, An Inquiry into the Culture of Power of the Subcontinent, page 290
  • The terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore could lead to Dubai and Abu Dhabi becoming the "home" venues for the subcontinent’s cricket-playing countries for the forseeable future, according to leading officials in England and worldwide.2009 March 8, Jamie Jackson, “Dubai stands by to host Test cricket”, in The Guardian

More sentences with subcontinent

  • The many Indian restaurants all over Britain are a by-product of the large waves of immigration from the subcontinent.From the entry by-product
  • The awqaf system in India goes back to the early days of the Islamic presence in the subcontinent.From the entry go back to
  • The topas represented the earlier colonial presence of Portugal in the subcontinent.2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 110. From the entry topas
  • "The myth of the vampire originates in the Indian subcontinent," she added with a certain pride.2010, Michael Romkey, Vampire Hunter, Random House, →ISBN. From the entry autovampirism
  • That he believed Chernayev and a great many other Russians saw an arms race on the subcontinent as inevitable.2009, The Copper Bracelet, published 2010, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 164. From the entry Trans-Karakoram Tract
  • Clearly an effort to break new ground on the subcontinent, Domino’s has added spiced green bananas, chillies and peppers to the mix.2021 November 19, Julian Ryall, “10 weird pizza toppings in Asia, from banana to sweet potato to boba”, in AsiaOne, archived from the…. From the entry banana-ey
  • Gavials (or gharials) are found only on the northern Indian subcontinent, where most are riverine, being best adapted to calmer areas in deep fast-flowing rivers.2011, Joseph T. Springer, Dennis Holley, An Introduction to Zoology: Investigating the Animal World, page 415. From the entry gavial
  • The anjan tree is found in isolated patches in dry areas of the subcontinent and is the source of one of India's most durable timbers.2000, Subhadra Menon, Pallava Bagla, Aruna Ghose, Trees of India, page 78. From the entry anjan
  • Microdriles in our subcontinent are represented by three families of aquatic oligochaetes namely Naididae, Tubificidae and Phraeodrilidae, and terrestrial pot worms of the Enchytraeidae.1991, Zoological Survey of India, Animal Resources of India: Protozoa to Mammalia: State of the Art, page 164. From the entry microdrile
  • The first order chiliocosm encompasses one thousand worlds, each of them identically structured, with Mount Meru at the center, surrounded by four major continents and eight subcontinents.2016, Text, History, and Philosophy: Abhidharma across Buddhist Scholastic Traditions, →ISBN, page 319. From the entry chiliocosm

Meaning of subcontinent

  1. noun 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).
  2. proper noun The Indian subcontinent, South Asia.

Full definition of subcontinent

Questions about subcontinent in a sentence

How do you use subcontinent in a sentence?
Subcontinent is used as a noun and proper noun. For example: “The many Indian restaurants all over Britain are a by-product of the large waves of immigration from the subcontinent.”
What is a short sentence with subcontinent?
“The topas represented the earlier colonial presence of Portugal in the subcontinent.”
What does subcontinent mean?
Subcontinent means 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).

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