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intertropical

[ in-ter-trop-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. situated or occurring between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn; tropical.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of intertropical1

First recorded in 1785–95; inter- + tropical

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Example Sentences

The most remarkable masses of modern limestone occur within intertropical regions.

We shot several intertropical birds feeding in the latter, and sucking the honey from their flowers.

They are intertropical American aborigines, who have become partially European, without becoming Spanish.

I can only compare these great aquatic forests of the southern hemisphere, with the terrestrial ones in the intertropical regions.

In this light, a European colony would be considered by the natives as an inestimable boon to intertropical Africa.

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intertrigoIntertropical Convergence Zone