| 词汇 | subcontinent |
| 释义 | subcontinent noun[ C ] uk /ˌsʌbˈkɒn.tɪ.nənt/ us /ˈsʌbˌkɑːn.ən.ənt/ a large area of land that is part of a continent, often referring to South Asia: 次大陆;（常指）南亚次大陆 the Indian subcontinent印度次大陆 He has written a book about the history of railways in the subcontinent.他写了本有关次大陆铁路发展史的书。 Geography: small & large land masses archipelago atoll cay continent continental continentally coral reef desert island floating island interisland island isle key landform landlocked landmass mainland Pangaea You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Countries, nationalities & continents: continents & regions of the world Examples of subcontinentsubcontinent The heaviest usage was in the northern and western regions of the subcontinent with much lower levels in the extreme south. Perceived as a corollary to the subcontinent's weak modern banking infrastructure, hundi/hawala is defined as an alternative remittance system. But this fiscal modernism was not divorced from the cultural world of the subcontinent. Scattered throughout the subcontinent, yet concentrated in the north, these people formed an unmistakable underworld of local rural society. It must be acknowledged, however, that the issue of transfer occurred in the context of capitalist development on the subcontinent. To sum up, the author argues that both tattoos and dress were studied and classified to make sense of the subcontinent's social spaces. Opium use for both medicinal and mood-altering purposes was an accepted cultural practice throughout the subcontinent with little or no disapproval attached to it. The system that emerged in each major region of the subcontinent was sensitive to varying local conditions, cultural preferences and economic circumstances. Regional specialization in the subcontinent in the manufacturing of textiles was an important element in the history of the textile sector over the centuries. This makes it possible to compare various increases of speakers and languages in various par ts of the subcontinent, in tables added for this purpose. In recent years there has also been an influx of professionals from the subcontinent. It is only occasionally that one gets a brief glimpse of these things and only in relation to a specific production area in the subcontinent. Bengal was the other major textile producing region in the subcontinent specializing in the production of luxury cotton, silk and mixed textiles. Champaklakshmi does not subscribe to the much-debated thesis of urban decay, which is believed to be a general historical phenomenon in the subcontinent in the post-third century ad. Scholars in the subcontinent found themselves in one of these states and took part in the various discussions that developed in the reconstituted scholarly communities of which they were members. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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