semitropical

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adjective

Intermediate between temperate and tropical.

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subtropicalsubtropicsemitropic
OriginEnglish tropical ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

adjectivesemitropical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIntermediate between temperate and tropical.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics

Similar
subtropicalsubtropicsemitropic
Also see
subtropicsubtropical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishtropical
  6. Englishsemitropical

From semi- + tropical.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with semitropical

tropicaltopicalsubtropicalneotropicalextratropicalmicroscopicalAfrotropicalallotropicaldystopicalmacroscopicalmisanthropicalpantropicalutopical
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Cite this entry
APA

semitropical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitropical

MLA

“semitropical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitropical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semitropical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitropical.

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