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subtropics

[ suhb-trop-iks ]

plural noun

  1. subtropical regions.

subtropics

/ sʌbˈtrɒpɪks /

plural noun

  1. the region lying between the tropics and temperate lands

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Word History and Origins

Origin of subtropics1

1895–90; sub- + (the) tropics

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Example Sentences

Subtropics is the most traditional literary magazine on this list.

It rarely is seen in temperate regions, but often occurs in the tropics and subtropics.

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