Phrase guide

temperate zone

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Either of the parts of the Earth's surface between the tropics and the polar regions: one such zone in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: climatic zone

Narrower terms: North Temperate Zone, South Temperate Zone

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 溫帶 /温带 (wēndài) — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Estonian: parasvööde — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Finnish: lauhkean vyöhyke — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • French: zone tempérée — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Georgian: ზომიერი სარტყლები (zomieri sarṭq̇lebi) — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • German: gemäßigte Zone — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Hindi: शीतोष्ण कटिबंध (śītoṣṇa kaṭibandh) — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Hungarian: mérsékelt égöv — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Japanese: 温帯 (ontai) — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Kazakh: қоңыржай белдеу (qoñyrjai beldeu) — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Korean: 온대 (ondae) — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Māori: takiwā hātai — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Polish: strefa umiarkowana — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Portuguese: zona temperada — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Romanian: zonă temperată — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Russian: уме́ренный по́яс (umérennyj pójas) — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Tagalog: tamtaman — region between the tropics and the polar region
  • Vietnamese: ôn đới — region between the tropics and the polar region