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subindustry

subindustry noun: an industry that makes up part of a larger industry.

Noun

subindustry (plural subindustries)

  1. An industry that makes up part of a larger industry.
    • Another “Masterpiece” mini-series that season was “Elizabeth R,” starring a fierce and eventually half-bald Glenda Jackson, which could be said to have set into motion an entire Tudor subindustry: films and series about Boleyn’s daughter, among them the two Cate Blanchett “Elizabeth” movies and...2008 March 22, Charles Mcgrath, “A British Dynasty for All Seasons”, in New York Times

Forms of subindustry

pluralsubindustries

Origin of subindustry

From sub- + industry.

Questions about subindustry

What does subindustry mean?
Subindustry means an industry that makes up part of a larger industry.
What part of speech is subindustry?
Subindustry is a noun.
What is the plural of subindustry?
The plural of subindustry is subindustries.

Words near subindustry in the dictionary

  1. subinducing
  2. subindurate
  3. subindurated
  4. subindustrial
  5. subindustries
  6. subindustry
  7. subinertial
  8. subinfection
  9. subinfections
  10. subinfectious
  11. subinfective

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