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subcontinent

large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent
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subcontinent

Summary

subcontinent ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • subcontinent is a type of landmass[2].
  • subcontinent is a type of region[3].
  • subcontinent's Commons category is recorded as Subcontinental regions[4].
  • subcontinent's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000213[5].
  • subcontinent's different from is recorded as continental fragment[6].
  • subcontinent's P14870 is recorded as ont00000213[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include landmass[2] and region[3].

Why It Matters

subcontinent ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[1] subcontinent has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] subcontinent is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000213
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53024|batch #53024]]"
  2. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → landmass, region
    Equivalent class → https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000213
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000213"
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