Term for the group of countries...

English translation: Indian subcontinent

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English term or phrase:	the "Indian" nations...ie India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh...etc.
Selected answer:	Indian subcontinent
Entered by:	Dan McCrosky (X)

12:34 Dec 27, 2001

English language (monolingual) [PRO]

English term or phrase: Term for the group of countries...

made up of the "Indian" nations...ie India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh...etc. I need to make a distinction between these and the Asian countries such as Malaysia/thailand etc.

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Indian subcontinent

Explanation:
Indian subcontinent

Can you do something with the term "Indian subcontinent"?

The term includes India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bengladesh according to NODE – The New Oxford Dictionary of English and Microsoft Encarta. They say it runs northward to the "Hindu Kush" mountain range at the border area between Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan.

HTH

Dan

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Note added at 2001-12-27 12:56:16 (GMT)
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Sorry, it should be \"Bangladesh\"

Selected response from:

Dan McCrosky (X)
Local time: 02:13

Grading comment

Thank you both...although South Asia is a used term, I needed to distinguish between the Indian subcontinent and South Esat Asia (in particular) so perhaps using that term may have lead to confusion. Thx again.
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South Asia/Indian subcontinent

Ariadna2002 (X)

1 +1

Indian subcontinent

Dan McCrosky (X)

Answers

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Indian subcontinent

Dan McCrosky (X)
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 18

Grading comment

35 mins confidence:

South Asia/Indian subcontinent

Explanation:
a guy from India sitting close to me now is telling me that South Asia is a more used term in the area. But the second one is not excluded either.good luck!

Ariadna2002 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:13
Native speaker of:

Romanian

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