adj.

Of, relating to, or being the geographic areas adjacent to the Tropics.

The term is used loosely to refer either to regions which experience some features of tropical meteorology during part of the year, or to regions of near-tropical climate.

A more precise definition denotes those areas lying between the Tropic of Cancer and 40° N, and the Tropic of Capricorn and 40° S.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
  Synonyms: subtropic, semitropical, semitropic
  Pertains to noun: subtropics (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - subtropisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
subtropisch

Français (French)
adj. - subtropical
n. - région subtropicale

Deutsch (German)
adj. - subtropisch
n. - subtropische Pflanze

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γεωγρ.) υποτροπικός, παρατροπικός
n. - υποτροπική περιοχή

Italiano (Italian)
subtropicale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - subtropical
n. - subtropical (m)

Русский (Russian)
субтропический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - subtropical
n. - subtropical

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - subtropisk
n. - subtropiska trakter

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
亚热带的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 亞熱帶的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아열대의, 아열대성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 亜熱帯の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شبه استوائي (الاسم) منطقه شبه استوائيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של האיזורים שמצפון ומדרום לאיזור הטרופי, סובטרופי‬

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