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sub·trop·i·cal

 (sŭb-trŏp′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being the geographic areas adjacent to the tropics.
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subtropical

(sʌbˈtrɒpɪkəl) or

subtropic

adj
(Physical Geography) situated in, used in, characteristic of, or relating to the subtropics
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sub•trop•i•cal

(sʌbˈtrɒp ɪ kəl)

adj.
1. bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
2. pertaining to or occurring in a region between tropical and temperate; subtorrid; semitropical.
[1835–45]
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sub·trop·i·cal

(sŭb-trŏp′ĭ-kəl)
Relating to the regions of the Earth bordering on the tropics, just north of the Tropic of Cancer or just south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Subtropical regions are the warmest parts of the two Temperate Zones.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.subtropical - of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics; "even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical"
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Translations
شِبْه إسْتِوائي
subtropický
subtropisk
szubtrópusi
heittempraîur
subtropinis
subtropiskssubtropu-
subtropický
astropikaldönence altı

subtropical

[ˈsʌbˈtrɒpɪkəl] ADJsubtropical
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subtropical

adjsubtropisch
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subtropical

(sabˈtropikəl) adjective
(belonging to those areas) close to the tropical zone. a subtropical climate.
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The researchers found that the number of young corals on tropical reefs has declined by 85 percent -- and doubled on subtropical reefs -- during the last four decades.
Summary: Washington DC [USA], July 10 (ANI): The number of young corals on tropical reefs has declined by 85 per cent - and doubled on subtropical reefs - during the last four decades.
Geologists tell us that this part of the world was subtropical at one time, then along came the Ice Age.
Such fleas are found in tropical and subtropical parts of the world, mostly in Central and South American countries.
However, forecasts suggest it is unlikely to seriously impact Taiwan, thanks to the Western Pacific Subtropical High (WPSH), a subtropical belt of atmospheric pressure over the Northern Pacific Ocean.
Azerbaijan is aunique case, when within one country most of the climate types existing on the planet occur, from dry and humid subtropical (Lankaran) to mountain tundra (high mountains of the Greater Caucasus).
Some cultivars are adapted to subtropical regions, but the number of cultivars commercially exploited is still scarce, especially due to the lack of competition from cultivars for subtropical regions.
As zonas de vida floresta umida subtropical basal e montana baixa somam 0,4% da area total do estado e outros 2,1% sao formados pelas zonas de transicao entre floresta muito umida e floresta umida dentro da regiao latitudinal subtropical.
The bamboo rat lives in subtropical or wet tropical areas, according to Peruvian authorities.
The department said there has been confusion among insurers as to whether a named storm deductible or hurricane deductible should be applied to claims for damages resulting from a named subtropical storm.