subcontinent

noun
🔊/ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/
🔊/ˌsʌbˈkɑːntɪnənt/
[usually singular]
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  1. a large land mass that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh次大陆(尤指包括印度、巴基斯坦和孟加拉国在内的南亚次大陆)
    • the Indian subcontinent印度次大陆
    Topics Geographyc2