(the) subtropics

(the) subtropics
the subtropics UK [ˌsʌbˈtrɒpɪks] US [ˌsʌbˈtrɑpɪks] noun [plural]
the warm areas of the Earth that are next to the tropics
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  • the subtropics — UK [ˌsʌbˈtrɒpɪks] / US [ˌsʌbˈtrɑpɪks] noun [plural] the warm areas of the Earth that are next to the tropics …   English dictionary

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  • subtropics — noun The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world …   Wiktionary

  • subtropics — sub trop·ics || ‚sÊŒb trÉ‘pɪk / rÉ’p n. regions bordering the tropics, regions north of the tropic of Cancer or south of the tropic of Capricorn …   English contemporary dictionary

  • subtropics — plural noun the regions adjacent to or bordering on the tropics. Derivatives subtropical adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • subtropics — n.pl. the regions adjacent to or bordering on the tropics. Derivatives: subtropical adj …   Useful english dictionary

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