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subtropics

sub·trop·ics
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suhb-trop-iks]
    • /sʌbˈtrɒp ɪks/
    • /sʌbtrˈɒpɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhb-trop-iks]
    • /sʌbˈtrɒp ɪks/

Definitions of subtropics word

  • noun plural subtropics the region lying between the tropics and temperate lands 0
  • noun plural subtropics subtropical regions 0
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Origin of subtropics

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
1895-90; sub- + tropics

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Parts of speech for Subtropics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Subtropics

subtropics popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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  • trade wind

    Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
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