subcontinent
subcontinent 美[,sʌb'kɑntɪnənt]
n. 次大陆
名词复数:subcontinents
- A large and distinct section of a continent can be called a subcontinent. Many subcontinents are separated from the rest of a continent by geographical features.
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- n. 次大陆
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1. Indeed, his descendants, the Mughal Emperors, continued to rule large swathes of the subcontinent until the last of the dynasty was deposed by the British in 1857.
果不其然，他的后代莫卧尔帝国继续统治大片亚洲次大陆，直到这个帝国的最后一个朝代于1857年被英国废黜。
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2. Very roughly this river defines the north west edge of the Indian subcontinent and the Persians, Greeks, Romans and the rest of us applied the name to everything on the other side of that river.
这条河很粗略地定义了印第安次大陆的西北端，而波斯人、希腊人、罗马人和其他的人把这个名字应用到那条河对岸的任何事情。
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3. The disease occurs in Africa, Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
此病发生在非洲、亚洲和印度次大陆。
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