subcontinent

名词 subcontinent:

1. a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent

1. A family of languages consisting of most of the languages of Europe as well as those of Iran, the Indian subcontinent, and other parts of Asia.
   印欧语系包括欧洲的大部分语言和伊朗、印度次大陆及亚洲其它一些地区使用的语言在内的一个语系