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subtropics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

regions adjacent to the tropics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: semitropics

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: climatic zone

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞熱帶 /亚热带 (yàrèdài) — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Czech: subtropy — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Danish: subtroper — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Dutch: subtropen — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Finnish: subtrooppinen ilmasto — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • French: subtropicales — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Georgian: სუბტროპიკები (subṭroṗiḳebi) — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Georgian: სუბტროპიკული სარტყლები (subṭroṗiḳuli sarṭq̇lebi) — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • German: Subtropen — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Hebrew: סובטרופי (subtropi) — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Hindi: उपोष्ण कटिबंध (upoṣṇa kaṭibandh) — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Italian: clima subtropicale — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Japanese: 亜熱帯 (anettai) — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Korean: 아열대 (ayeoldae) — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Navajo: honeezílígi — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Polish: klimat podzwrotnikowy — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Portuguese: subtrópicos — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Russian: субтро́пики (subtrópiki) — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Spanish: subtrópicos — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
  • Vietnamese: cận nhiệt đới — the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world