subcontinent
Word family adjectivesubcontinentalnounsubcontinent
sub·con·ti·nent /ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt $ -ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countableC] 1. HEPGa very large area of land that is part of a continent 次大陆 2. the subcontinent PGthe area of land that includes India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh 南亚次大陆〔包括印度、巴基斯坦和孟加拉国〕