subtropics

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noun

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

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semitropics
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Meanings

nounsubtropics pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounregions adjacent to the tropics

Similar
semitropics
Broader
climatic zone
Also see
semitropics

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 亞熱帶 /亚热带
  • 亞熱帶 /亚热带 (yàrèdài)the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Czech subtropy
  • subtropythe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Danish subtroper
  • subtroperthe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Dutch subtropen
  • subtropenthe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Finnish subtrooppinen ilmasto
  • subtrooppinen ilmastothe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
French subtropicales
  • subtropicalesthe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
German Subtropen
  • Subtropenthe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Hebrew סובטרופי
  • סובטרופי (subtropi)the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Hindi उपोष्ण कटिबंध
  • उपोष्ण कटिबंध (upoṣṇa kaṭibandh)the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Italian clima subtropicale
  • clima subtropicalethe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Japanese 亜熱帯
  • 亜熱帯 (anettai)the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Korean 아열대
  • 아열대 (ayeoldae)the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Polish klimat podzwrotnikowy
  • klimat podzwrotnikowythe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Portuguese subtrópicos
  • subtrópicosthe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Russian субтро́пики
  • субтро́пики (subtrópiki)the region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Spanish subtrópicos
  • subtrópicosthe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Vietnamese cận nhiệt đới
  • cận nhiệt đớithe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world
Cite this entry
APA

subtropics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtropics

MLA

“subtropics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtropics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtropics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtropics.

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