subtropical

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adjective

Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.

Similar
subtropicsemitropicalsemitropic
OriginEnglish tropical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin sub- →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivesubtropical (not comparable)

alternative sub-tropical

  1. not comparablePertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
  2. not comparableclimatologyHaving some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.
nounsubtropical (plural subtropicals)

plural subtropicals · alternative sub-tropical

  1. A subtropical plant.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics

Similar
subtropicsemitropicalsemitropic
Also see
semitropicalsubtropic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishtropic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishtropical
  10. Englishsubtropical

From sub- + tropical.

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Translations

Czech subtropický
  • subtropickýfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Danish subtropisk
  • subtropiskfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Dutch subtropisch
  • subtropischfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Finnish subtrooppinen
  • subtrooppinenfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
French subtropical
  • subtropicalfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
German subtropisch
  • subtropischfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Hindi उपोष्ण कटिबंध
  • उपोष्ण कटिबंध (upoṣṇa kaṭibandh)further from the equator than the tropical regions
Irish fo-theochriosach, fothrópaiceach
  • fo-theochriosachfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
  • fothrópaiceachfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Italian subtropicale
  • subtropicalefurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Norwegian Bokmål subtropisk
  • subtropiskfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Polish podzwrotnikowy, subtropikalny
  • podzwrotnikowyfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
  • subtropikalnyfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Portuguese subtropical
  • subtropicalfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Romanian subtropical
  • subtropicalfurther from the equator than the tropical regions
Russian субтропи́ческий
  • субтропи́ческий (subtropíčeskij)further from the equator than the tropical regions

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with subtropical

tropicaltopicalneotropicalextratropicalmicroscopicalAfrotropicalallotropicaldystopicalmacroscopicalmisanthropicalpantropicalsemitropicalutopical
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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