"Indian subcontinent" meaning in English

See Indian subcontinent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Indian subcontinent [canonical], Indian Subcontinent [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Indian subcontinent}} the Indian subcontinent
  1. The landmass south of the Himalayas projecting into the Indian Ocean, sometimes also including nearby islands; the land on the Indian plate. Synonyms: subcontinent [ellipsis], South Asia, India [historical, proscribed] Hyponyms (islands): Maldives, Sri Lanka Hyponyms (mainland countries): Bangladesh, Burma, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Pakistan Translations (landmass): subcontinent indi [masculine] (Catalan), 印度次大陸 /印度次大陆 (Yìndù Cìdàlù) (Chinese Mandarin), 南亞次大陸 /南亚次大陆 (Nányà Cìdàlù) (Chinese Mandarin), India-tɩŋa (Farefare), Intian niemimaa (Finnish), ინდოეთის სუბკონტინენტი (indoetis subḳonṭinenṭi) (Georgian), ინდოსტანის ნახევარკუნძული (indosṭanis naxevarḳunʒuli) (Georgian), ინდოსტანი (indosṭani) (Georgian), भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप (bhāratīya upmahādvīp) [masculine] (Hindi), हिन्द (hind) [masculine] (Hindi), fo-ilchríoch na hIndia [feminine] (Irish), شبهقاره هند (šebh-e qârre-e hend) (Persian), subkontynent indyjski [masculine] (Polish), ਭਾਰਤੀ ਉਪਮਹਾਂਦੀਪ (bhārtī upamhāndīp) [masculine] (Punjabi), இந்திய துணைக்கண்டம் (intiya tuṇaikkaṇṭam) (Tamil), ہِنْدُوسْتان (hindūstān) [masculine] (Urdu), ہِنْد (hind) [masculine] (Urdu), بَرِّصَغِیر (barrisaġīr) [masculine] (Urdu), بَرِّصَغِیر ہِنْد (barrisaġīr hind) [masculine] (Urdu), tiểu lục địa Ấn Độ (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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