subcontinent
sub.con.ti.nent \'s*b-'ka:nt-*n-*nt, -'ka:nt-n*nt, -.ka:nt-\ \.s*b-.ka:nt-*n-'ent-*l\ n 1: a landmass (as Greenland) of great size but smaller than any of the usu. recognized continents 2: a vast subdivision of a continent - sub.con.ti.nen.tal aj