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SUBTROPICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
Example:
even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical
Synonyms:
semitropic; semitropical; subtropic; subtropical
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
subtropics (regions adjacent to the tropics)