Indian subcontinent

English

The Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas of South Asia.

Alternative forms

• Indian Subcontinent

Proper noun

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

• (mainland countries): Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar, India, Nepal, Pakistan
• (islands): Maldives, Sri Lanka

Translations

landmass

• Catalan: subcontinent indi m
• Farefare: India-tɩŋa
• Finnish: Intian niemimaa
• Georgian: ინდოეთის სუბკონტინენტი (indoetis subḳonṭinenṭi), ინდოსტანის ნახევარკუნძული (indosṭanis naxevarḳunʒuli), ინდოსტანი (indosṭani)
• Hindi: हिंद (hi) m (hind), हिन्द (hi) m (hind)
• Irish: Fo-Ilchríoch na hIndia f
• Punjabi: ਭਾਰਤੀ ਉਪਮਹਾਂਦੀਪ m (bhārtī upamhāndīp)
• Urdu: ہِنْدُوسْتان m (hindūstān), ہِنْد m (hind), بَرِّصَغِیر (ur) m (barrisaġīr), بَرِّصَغِیر ہِنْد m (barrisaġīr hind)