subtropical

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English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From sub- +‎ tropical.

Pronunciation

Adjective

subtropical (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
  2. (meteorology, of a cyclone) Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

subtropical (plural subtropicals)

  1. A subtropical plant.

See also

Catalan

Etymology

From sub- +‎ tropical.

Pronunciation

Adjective

subtropical m or f (masculine and feminine plural subtropicals)

  1. subtropical

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French

Etymology

From sub- +‎ tropical.

Pronunciation

Adjective

subtropical (feminine subtropicale, masculine plural subtropicaux, feminine plural subtropicales)

  1. subtropical

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Galician

Etymology

From sub- +‎ tropical.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subtɾɔpiˈkal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: sub‧tro‧pi‧cal

Adjective

subtropical m or f (plural subtropicais)

  1. subtropical

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Portuguese

Etymology

From sub- +‎ tropical.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaw/ , /ˌsu.bi.tɾo.piˈkaw/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsub.tɾo.piˈkaw/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsub.tɾu.piˈkal/ , /ˌsu.bɨ.tɾu.piˈkal/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsub.tɾu.piˈka.li/ , /ˌsu.bɨ.tɾu.piˈka.li/

Adjective

subtropical m or f (plural subtropicais)

  1. subtropical

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Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French subtropical. By surface analysis, sub- +‎ tropical.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sub.tro.piˈkal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: sub‧tro‧pi‧cal

Adjective

subtropical m or n (feminine singular subtropicală, masculine plural subtropicali, feminine and neuter plural subtropicale)

  1. subtropical

Declension

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From sub- +‎ tropical.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /subtɾopiˈkal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: sub‧tro‧pi‧cal

Adjective

subtropical m or f (masculine and feminine plural subtropicales)

  1. subtropical

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