subcontinental

See also: Subcontinental

English

Etymology 1

sub- +‎ continental

Adjective

subcontinental (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a subcontinent.
    • 1997, Henry Glassie, Art and Life in Bangladesh, Indiana University Press (1997), →ISBN, page 283:
      In the menagerie of subcontinental art, the horse and elephant are most common.
  2. (geology) Located or occurring beneath continental crust.
    • 1995, Brian F. Windley, The Evolving Continents, Wiley (1995), →ISBN, page 51:
      When a subcontinental plume hits such a thin spot, the result would be voluminous shallow magmatism.

Etymology 2

subcontinent +‎ -al

Adjective

subcontinental (comparative more subcontinental, superlative most subcontinental)

  1. South Asian; pertaining to the Indian Subcontinent.
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