subtropical

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adj 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

humid, known, near, swampy, tropical

VERB + SUBTROPICAL

horse

SUBTROPICAL + NOUN

australia, climate, environment, latitudes, regions, temperatures, waters

PREP.

along, from

ADV.

then

Definitions

adj

Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.

Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.

noun

A subtropical plant.

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Synonyms

adjective — of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the sub

subtropic
semitropical
semitropic

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Sochi has a subtropical climate and temperatures rarely fall below freezing.

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Mangrove forests only grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot withstand freezing temperatures.

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The horse latitudes are subtropical regions known for calm winds and little precipitation.

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The humpbacks’ annual journey from Antarctica to subtropical waters along Australia’s east and west coasts is one of nature’s great migrations.

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Nasutoceratops — which means big-nosed horn face — lived 76 million years ago, in the late Cretaceous period, in what was then a subtropical swampy environment.

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Shanghai has a humid, subtropical climate.

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