Subcontinent
noun
A large area of land that is part of a continent, but considered as a separate and independent entity, often because it is geographically or ethnically distinct.
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are located on the Indian subcontinent.
Often appears as...
- indian subcontinent
- african subcontinent
noun
A large area of land that is part of a continent, but considered as a separate and independent entity, often because it is geographically or ethnically distinct.
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are located on the Indian subcontinent.
Often appears as...
- indian subcontinent
- african subcontinent
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Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Political
A subcontinent can have political boundaries but is primarily defined by geographical characteristics.
The Indian subcontinent includes multiple countries, not just India.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Identity
A subcontinent has a unique cultural or historical identity that sets it apart from the rest of the continent.
The culture of the Indian subcontinent is distinct from East Asia despite both being in Asia.
Pro Tip 3/3Used in Geography
The term is often used in geographical contexts to discuss climate, fauna, flora, and physical landscapes.
Geographers study the climatic patterns of the African subcontinent.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Political
A subcontinent can have political boundaries but is primarily defined by geographical characteristics.
The Indian subcontinent includes multiple countries, not just India.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Identity
A subcontinent has a unique cultural or historical identity that sets it apart from the rest of the continent.
The culture of the Indian subcontinent is distinct from East Asia despite both being in Asia.
Pro Tip 3/3Used in Geography
The term is often used in geographical contexts to discuss climate, fauna, flora, and physical landscapes.
Geographers study the climatic patterns of the African subcontinent.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Political
A subcontinent can have political boundaries but is primarily defined by geographical characteristics.
The Indian subcontinent includes multiple countries, not just India.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Identity
A subcontinent has a unique cultural or historical identity that sets it apart from the rest of the continent.
The culture of the Indian subcontinent is distinct from East Asia despite both being in Asia.
Pro Tip 3/3Used in Geography
The term is often used in geographical contexts to discuss climate, fauna, flora, and physical landscapes.
Geographers study the climatic patterns of the African subcontinent.
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Wade Davis: Into the...
the features of a subcontinent even as they created the rationale for occupation and so it was not by chance that the greatest scientific experiment of the 19th century was a literal measurement of India and it was through that process of the great trigonometry that the greatest mountain of the world
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Madras Crocodile...
mother which was still the most prevalent animal was probably down to a couple of thousand animals in the entire subcontinent ron was determined not to let the crocodiles disappear he decided to set up a sanctuary and try to get them to breed his efforts paid off
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Why nations should...
And those of you who cashed your money here might be surprised to see how many scripts there are on the rupee note, spelling out the denominations. We've got all of that. We don't even have geography uniting us, because the natural geography of the subcontinent
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Immigrant voices make...
And I just couldn't accept that. So I started a career as a social entrepreneur, starting an organization for young people like myself -- I was young at the time that I started it -- who traced their heritage to the Indian subcontinent.
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Mohenjo Daro 101 PIPE...
of the first urban centers in human history nestled in southern Pakistan's Indus River Valley mohenjo-daro is the largest and best-preserved city of the Indus civilization the earliest known civilization of the Indian subcontinent
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The Triumph and Tragedy...
about and i really appreciate your sharing this story which is a family story but it's also a story that's important for all the generations to know my stepmother was born in colonial india nine years before the subcontinent won
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A vision for the future...
India a tooth to the subcontinent Pakistan in India so in terms of diffusion it's not a nation it's a entire continent that is it issue second the number above sixty is only three per and of the population so we have one of
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Why was India split into...
What followed was one of the largest and bloodiest forced migrations in history. An estimated one million people lost their lives. Before British colonization, the Indian subcontinent was a patchwork of regional kingdoms
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The gender-fluid history...
But not all cultures are like that. Not all cultures are as rigid. Many cultures don't look at genitalia primarily as basis for gender construction, and some communities in North America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent
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Comparing the Spectacled...
even worshipped throughout the subcontinent it's bite can deliver a powerful neurotoxic venom which brings on paralysis and if untreated death although not as lethal as the russell's
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Wade Davis: Into the...
the features of a subcontinent even as they created the rationale for occupation and so it was not by chance that the greatest scientific experiment of the 19th century was a literal measurement of India and it was through that process of the great trigonometry that the greatest mountain of the world
Video examples
Madras Crocodile...
mother which was still the most prevalent animal was probably down to a couple of thousand animals in the entire subcontinent ron was determined not to let the crocodiles disappear he decided to set up a sanctuary and try to get them to breed his efforts paid off
Video examples
Why nations should...
And those of you who cashed your money here might be surprised to see how many scripts there are on the rupee note, spelling out the denominations. We've got all of that. We don't even have geography uniting us, because the natural geography of the subcontinent
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Immigrant voices make...
And I just couldn't accept that. So I started a career as a social entrepreneur, starting an organization for young people like myself -- I was young at the time that I started it -- who traced their heritage to the Indian subcontinent.
Video examples
Mohenjo Daro 101 PIPE...
of the first urban centers in human history nestled in southern Pakistan's Indus River Valley mohenjo-daro is the largest and best-preserved city of the Indus civilization the earliest known civilization of the Indian subcontinent
Video examples
The Triumph and Tragedy...
about and i really appreciate your sharing this story which is a family story but it's also a story that's important for all the generations to know my stepmother was born in colonial india nine years before the subcontinent won
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A vision for the future...
India a tooth to the subcontinent Pakistan in India so in terms of diffusion it's not a nation it's a entire continent that is it issue second the number above sixty is only three per and of the population so we have one of
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Why was India split into...
What followed was one of the largest and bloodiest forced migrations in history. An estimated one million people lost their lives. Before British colonization, the Indian subcontinent was a patchwork of regional kingdoms
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The gender-fluid history...
But not all cultures are like that. Not all cultures are as rigid. Many cultures don't look at genitalia primarily as basis for gender construction, and some communities in North America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent
Video examples
Comparing the Spectacled...
even worshipped throughout the subcontinent it's bite can deliver a powerful neurotoxic venom which brings on paralysis and if untreated death although not as lethal as the russell's
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Pakistani Politician
There is no parallel in the history of the world. This mighty subcontinent with all kinds of inhabitants has been brought under a plan which is titanic, unknown, unparalleled. And what is very important with regard to it is that we have achieved it peacefully and by means of an evolution of the greatest possible character.
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Sal Khan
American Educator
After my parents' divorce in the early seventies, I grew up with my mother, who wasn't super educated herself. But there were a lot of kids from the subcontinent in the neighbourhood, many of whom were academic achievers. So my sister and I grew up around them, and both of us did well in school.
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Shahid Khan
Pakistani Businessman
I had to overcome a lot of barriers. Until 1947, it was illegal for people from the subcontinent to migrate to the U.S. The subcontinentals were the last ethnic minority to gain citizenship. You assimilate. My name was too hard. They said, 'Shad is what we are calling you.' You go with the flow.
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Ajay Mehta
Indian Actor
I feel respect is in your hands as an actor when portraying a character, particularly when it's from the Indian subcontinent. I do make a conscious effort to do so and often talk to the directors especially about the heavy accent when it's not needed.
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Dale Steyn
South African Athlete
I don't want a new ball when I am bowling in the subcontinent. I want an old ball that can't get hit out of the ground. I want a ball that when I bowl doesn't have true bounce, so that the batsman can't hit it.
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Sanjaya Baru
Indian Public Servant
For too long have many of us in India imagined a future in which the country would rise, leaving the rest of the subcontinent behind. This is neither possible nor warranted.
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Steve Smith
Australian Cricketer
In Australia you can be a little bit more attacking, in places on the subcontinent you've got to find ways to get batsmen out, you might have to bore them out.
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Shahid Afridi
Pakistani Athlete
Nobody in the Indian subcontinent has suffered or struggled more than Kashmiris.
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Ravi Shastri
Indian Coach
Sometimes in the subcontinent you just need five batsmen.
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Nigel Dennis
British Writer
I concentrate on the southern African subcontinent.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Pakistani Politician
There is no parallel in the history of the world. This mighty subcontinent with all kinds of inhabitants has been brought under a plan which is titanic, unknown, unparalleled. And what is very important with regard to it is that we have achieved it peacefully and by means of an evolution of the greatest possible character.
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Sal Khan
American Educator
After my parents' divorce in the early seventies, I grew up with my mother, who wasn't super educated herself. But there were a lot of kids from the subcontinent in the neighbourhood, many of whom were academic achievers. So my sister and I grew up around them, and both of us did well in school.
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Shahid Khan
Pakistani Businessman
I had to overcome a lot of barriers. Until 1947, it was illegal for people from the subcontinent to migrate to the U.S. The subcontinentals were the last ethnic minority to gain citizenship. You assimilate. My name was too hard. They said, 'Shad is what we are calling you.' You go with the flow.
Quote examples
Ajay Mehta
Indian Actor
I feel respect is in your hands as an actor when portraying a character, particularly when it's from the Indian subcontinent. I do make a conscious effort to do so and often talk to the directors especially about the heavy accent when it's not needed.
Quote examples
Dale Steyn
South African Athlete
I don't want a new ball when I am bowling in the subcontinent. I want an old ball that can't get hit out of the ground. I want a ball that when I bowl doesn't have true bounce, so that the batsman can't hit it.
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Sanjaya Baru
Indian Public Servant
For too long have many of us in India imagined a future in which the country would rise, leaving the rest of the subcontinent behind. This is neither possible nor warranted.
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Steve Smith
Australian Cricketer
In Australia you can be a little bit more attacking, in places on the subcontinent you've got to find ways to get batsmen out, you might have to bore them out.
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Shahid Afridi
Pakistani Athlete
Nobody in the Indian subcontinent has suffered or struggled more than Kashmiris.
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Ravi Shastri
Indian Coach
Sometimes in the subcontinent you just need five batsmen.
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Nigel Dennis
British Writer
I concentrate on the southern African subcontinent.
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