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SUBTROPIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics

Example:

even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical

Synonyms:

semitropic; semitropical; subtropic; subtropical

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

subtropics (regions adjacent to the tropics)

Derivation:

subtropics (regions adjacent to the tropics)

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