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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