subcontinent
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
subcontinent/sʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/
▶noun a large distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa.
– derivatives
subcontinental adjective.
subcontinental adjective.
'subcontinent' also found in these Oxford entries:
achkan
- Asian
- bajra
- baksheesh
- bidi
- bigha
- cantonment
- charkha
- chawl
- chick
- chokra
- chowk
- chowkidar
- churidars
- coolie
- dharmashala
- dhobi
- dhol
- dupatta
- gayal
- gharial
- ghat
- gora
- gur
- hanuman
- hartal
- havildar
- hawala
- hill station
- Hinduism
- howdah
- Jat
- kameez
- king cobra
- kurta
- Kushan
- lathi
- mahatma
- mahout
- maidan
- malik
- monsoon
- munshi
- nainsook
- nautch
- Naxalite
- numdah
- oriental
- pearl millet
- peon
