subtropics

/sʌbtɹˈɑpɪks/ noun

The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.

Word Origin Subtropics comes from sub- 'below' and tropics, from Greek tropos 'turn.' The tropics are the regions where the sun 'turns' at the solstices, so the subtropics are the zones just below that turning point. The same tropos root gives us tropical and tropism (turning toward a stimulus, like phototropism). So subtropics are the near-turning regions.

noun The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world. countable

Many citrus fruits thrive in the warm climates of the subtropics.

(名词) 亚热带地区

许多柑橘类水果在温暖的亚热带气候中茁壮成长。

(sustantivo) subtrópicos; zona subtropical; región subtropical [La región entre los trópicos y las latitudes templadas del mundo.]

Muchos cítricos prosperan en los climas cálidos de los subtrópicos.

(nom) subtropiques; zones subtropicales; régions subtropicales [Régions géographiques situées entre les tropiques et les zones tempérées, caractérisées par un climat chaud.]

De nombreux agrumes prospèrent dans le climat chaud des subtropics.

(Substantiv) Subtropen [Die Klimazone zwischen den Tropen und den gemäßigten Breiten, die durch warme Temperaturen und geringe jahreszeitliche Schwankungen gekennzeichnet ist.]

Viele Zitrusfrüchte gedeihen in den warmen Klimabedingungen der **subtropics**.

(名詞) 地球上の熱帯と温帯の間の地域。

多くの柑橘類は、亜熱帯の温暖な気候でよく育つ。

(substantivo) subtrópicos; região subtropical [A região entre os trópicos e as latitudes temperadas do mundo.]

Muitas frutas cítricas prosperam nos climas quentes dos subtrópicos.

Word parts: sub + tropic + s

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