temperate zone

noun

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.

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Meanings

nountemperate zone (plural temperate zones)

plural temperate zones

  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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 溫帶 /温带
  • 溫帶 /温带 (wēndài)region between the tropics and the polar region
Estonian parasvööde
  • parasvööderegion between the tropics and the polar region
Finnish lauhkean vyöhyke
  • lauhkean vyöhykeregion between the tropics and the polar region
French zone tempérée
  • zone tempéréeregion between the tropics and the polar region
German gemäßigte Zone
  • gemäßigte Zoneregion between the tropics and the polar region
Hindi शीतोष्ण कटिबंध
  • शीतोष्ण कटिबंध (śītoṣṇa kaṭibandh)region between the tropics and the polar region
Hungarian mérsékelt égöv
  • mérsékelt égövregion between the tropics and the polar region
Japanese 温帯
  • 温帯 (ontai)region between the tropics and the polar region
Korean 온대
  • 온대 (ondae)region between the tropics and the polar region
Māori takiwā hātai
  • takiwā hātairegion between the tropics and the polar region
Polish strefa umiarkowana
  • strefa umiarkowanaregion between the tropics and the polar region
Portuguese zona temperada
  • zona temperadaregion between the tropics and the polar region
Romanian zonă temperată
  • zonă temperatăregion between the tropics and the polar region
Russian уме́ренный по́яс
  • уме́ренный по́яс (umérennyj pójas)region between the tropics and the polar region
Tagalog tamtaman
  • tamtamanregion between the tropics and the polar region
Vietnamese ôn đới
  • ôn đớiregion between the tropics and the polar region
Cite this entry
APA

temperate zone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temperate%20zone

MLA

“temperate zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temperate%20zone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temperate zone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temperate%20zone.

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