A subcontinent's a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent. By dictionary entries, the term subcontinent signifies "having a certain geographical or political independence" from the rest of the continent, or "a vast and more or less self-contained subdivision of a continent." The phrase the Subcontinent, used on its own in English, commonly means the South Asia. The term subcontinent includes India, some parts of Pakistan, Bangladesh]. The region's largely… (More on Subcontinent)