Subcontinental

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from the Indian Subcontinent; a South Asian.

    "This does not mean that we value Englishmen at a premium and Africans at a moral discount. Nor does it mean that Canadians are intrinsically more precious to us than subcontinentals."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a subcontinent. not-comparable

    "In the menagerie of subcontinental art, the horse and elephant are most common."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to the Indian Subcontinent; South Asian.
  3. 3
    Located or occurring beneath continental crust. not-comparable

    "When a subcontinental plume hits such a thin spot, the result would be voluminous shallow magmatism."

Example

More examples

"In the menagerie of subcontinental art, the horse and elephant are most common."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sub- + continental.

Etymology 2

From subcontinent + -al.

Related phrases

indian subcontinentsouth asian

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