Indian subcontinent

[in-dee-uhn suhb-kon-tn-uhnt, suhb-kon-]

noun

1. a subcontinent in southern Asia, physically occupied by Pakistan, the Republic of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, and geopolitically including Sri Lanka, an island republic off the southeast tip of India, and the Maldives, an archipelagic republic southwest of Sri Lanka.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Indian subcontinent¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Tamil Nadu state department archaeologists say an urban civilisation dating back to 580BC existed in Keeladi, a claim that adds a new dimension to the story of the Indian subcontinent.

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"The faces mainly have features of Ancient Ancestral South Indians - a population group believed to be the first inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent," says Prof Kumaresan.

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"I said if this game was being played on the Indian subcontinent, people would start talking about bookmakers," Holding said.

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They say these findings challenge and reshape existing narratives about early civilisation in the Indian subcontinent.

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Art from the Indian subcontinent underwent a profound transformation between 200BC and AD600.

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