semitropical

[ sem-ee-trop-i-kuhl, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

1. subtropical.

semitropical

/ ˌsɛmɪˈtrɒpɪkəl /

adjective

1. partly tropical
2. another word for subtropical

Derived Forms

• ˌsemiˈtropics, noun:plural

Other Words From

• semi·tropics plural noun
• semi·tropi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of semitropical¹

First recorded in 1855–60; semi- + tropical

Example Sentences

It has the features of a semitropical climate; here the flora of northern and southern provinces meet and overlap.

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In tropical and semitropical regions there are mammals, some of them quite large, which feed upon insects.

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They are used to semitropical heat and to hard work in bad conditions if there be only hope ahead.

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In absolute silence the trio walked through the semitropical grounds to the court-house.

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The one thousand or more known species are distributed over the tropical and semitropical regions of the entire world.

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