subcompact car vs car

subcompact car and car both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subcompact car	Yes	No	No	No
car	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, car is a hypernym of subcompact car; that is, car is a word with a broader meaning than subcompact car:

subcompact car: a car smaller than a compact car
car: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

Other hypernyms of subcompact car include auto, automobile, machine, motorcar.

subcompact car (noun)	car (noun)
a car smaller than a compact car	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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	where passengers ride up and down
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