Meanwhile, supported by aid from China and the Soviet Union, North Vietnam strengthened its air defenses. By November 1967, the number of American troops in Vietnam was approaching 500,000, and U.S. casualties had reached 15,058 killed and 109,527 wounded.
India is one example of a subcontinent because it is a part of the Asian continent. Its landmass is not connected to the Asian continent plate, thus not part of it. India is regarded as the largest nation in South Asia and also known as the South Asian subcontinent. The term is used culturally and politically.
Noun. 1. subcontinent-a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent. Greenland, Gronland, Kalaallit Nunaat-the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark.. a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India. 2. a large landmass, as Greenland, that is smaller than any of the usu. recognized continents. [1860â65]. sub`conâ¢tiâ¢nenâ²tal (-tnËÉn tl) adj.