Indian subcontinent

proper noun

The landmass south of the Himalayas projecting into the Indian Ocean, sometimes also including nearby islands; the land on the Indian plate.

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subcontinentSouth AsiaIndia
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Meanings

Indian subcontinent1

proper nounthe Indian subcontinent

alternative Indian Subcontinent

  1. The landmass south of the Himalayas projecting into the Indian Ocean, sometimes also including nearby islands; the land on the Indian plate.

    Synonyms: subcontinent, South Asia, India

Indian Subcontinent2

proper nounthe Indian Subcontinent
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Indian subcontinent.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe landmass south of the Himalayas projecting into the Indian Ocean, sometimes also including nearby islands; the land on the Indian plate.

Similar
subcontinentSouth AsiaIndia
Also see
india

Translations

Catalan subcontinent indi
  • subcontinent indilandmass
Chinese Mandarin 印度次大陸 /印度次大陆, 南亞次大陸 /南亚次大陆
  • 印度次大陸 /印度次大陆 (Yìndù Cìdàlù)landmass
  • 南亞次大陸 /南亚次大陆 (Nányà Cìdàlù)landmass
Finnish Intian niemimaa
  • Intian niemimaalandmass
Hindi भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप, हिन्द
  • भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप (bhāratīya upmahādvīp)landmass
  • हिन्द (hind)landmass
Irish fo-ilchríoch na hIndia
  • fo-ilchríoch na hIndialandmass
Persian شبهقاره هند
  • شبهقاره هند (šebh-e qârre-e hend)landmass
Polish subkontynent indyjski
  • subkontynent indyjskilandmass
Punjabi ਭਾਰਤੀ ਉਪਮਹਾਂਦੀਪ
  • ਭਾਰਤੀ ਉਪਮਹਾਂਦੀਪ (bhārtī upamhāndīp)landmass
Tamil இந்திய துணைக்கண்டம்
  • இந்திய துணைக்கண்டம் (intiya tuṇaikkaṇṭam)landmass
Urdu ہِنْدُوسْتان, ہِنْد
  • ہِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān)landmass
  • ہِنْد (hind)landmass
  • بَرِّصَغِیر (barrisaġīr)landmass
  • بَرِّصَغِیر ہِنْد (barrisaġīr hind)landmass
Vietnamese tiểu lục địa Ấn Độ
  • tiểu lục địa Ấn Độlandmass
Cite this entry
APA

Indian subcontinent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20subcontinent

MLA

“Indian subcontinent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20subcontinent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indian subcontinent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20subcontinent.

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