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Definition of Subtropic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics. "Even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical"
Exact synonyms: Semitropic, Semitropical, Subtropical
Partainyms: Subtropics, Subtropics
Derivative terms: Subtropics
Partainyms: Subtropics, Subtropics
Derivative terms: Subtropics
Definition of Subtropic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subtropic
Literary usage of Subtropic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1845)
"... some analogous features to the subtropic portion of Europe ; the tropies also
establish an analogy with temperate and subtropic Europe and America, ..."
2. Race Life of the Aryan Peoples by Joseph Pomeroy Widney (1907)
"The normal habitat of the Yellow man is farther from the equator, in that cooler
yet still warm subtropic rim of the temperate zone where moisture is in ..."
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