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Subcontinent of Asia
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Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
Subcontinent — This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia. For geopolitical treatments, see South Asia. A subcontinent is a large, relatively self contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent.The phrase the Subcontinent , used on its own… … Wikipedia
Geography of Asia — Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia, comprising approximately fifty countries. It has an area, including islands, of roughly 49,694,700 km². Asia is joined to Africa by the Isthmus of Suez and to Europe by a long border generally… … Wikipedia
Asia — For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). Asia … Wikipedia
subcontinent — UK [ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt] / US [sʌbˈkɑntɪnənt] noun [countable] Word forms subcontinent : singular subcontinent plural subcontinents a large area of land that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that contains the countries of India,… … English dictionary
subcontinent — sub|con|ti|nent [ sʌb kantınənt ] noun count a large area of land that forms part of a CONTINENT, especially the part of Asia that contains India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh: the Indian subcontinent ╾ sub|con|ti|nen|tal [ ,sʌbkantı nentl ]… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
subcontinent — [ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt] noun [C] a large area of land that forms part of a CONTINENT, especially the part of Asia that contains the countries of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Culture of Asia — The culture of Asia is human civilization in [Asia]. It features different kinds of cultural heritage of many nationalities, societies, and ethnic groups in the region, traditionally called a continen from a Western centric perspective, of Asia.… … Wikipedia
Fauna of Asia — is all the animals living in Asia and its surrounding seas and islands. Since there is no natural biogeographic boundary in the west between Europe and Asia, the term fauna of Asia is somewhat elusive. Asia is the eastern part of the Palearctic… … Wikipedia
Southwest Asia — or Southwestern Asia (largely overlapping with the Middle East) is the southwestern portion of Asia. The term Western Asia is sometimes used in writings about the archeology and the late prehistory of the region, and in the United Nations… … Wikipedia
