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Subcontinent vs Mainland - What's the difference?

subcontinent | mainland |

As nouns the difference between subcontinent and mainland

is that subcontinent is a large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the indian subcontinent) while mainland is the main landmass of a country or continent.

subcontinent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "subcontinent")

    mainland

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mainland) (en noun)
  • The main landmass of a country or continent
  • * 1719:
    • ...I got to the mainland , where, to my great comfort, I clambered up the cliffs of the shore and sat me down upon the grass, free from danger and quite out of the reach of the water.
  • * 2005 : comment
    • You may have not realised when I was using the term mainland Europe, I was excluding the British Isles.