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SEMITROPIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semitropic mean?
• SEMITROPIC (adjective)
The adjective SEMITROPIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
Familiarity information: SEMITROPIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
semitropic; semitropical; subtropic; subtropical
Context example:
even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical
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