subequatorial

American  

[suhb-ee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, -ek-wuh-] / ˌsʌb i kwəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, -ɛk wə- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.

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subequatorial British  

/ sʌbˌɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. situated in or characteristic of regions immediately north or south of equatorial regions

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Etymology

Origin of subequatorial

sub- + equatorial

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Example Sentences

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subequatorial

In the process, they spread ironworking technology throughout equatorial and subequatorial Africa.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

As they spread, they established farms, introduced others to agricultural practices, and dramatically transformed the linguistic makeup of much of subequatorial Africa.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

America’s pizza offerings tend to be of Northern Hemispheric origin, except for the subequatorial slices that are Argentina’s gift to global pizza culture.

From Washington Post

Four centuries ago, subequatorial Salvador was the capital of all Brazil and the haughtiest, gaudiest citadel of Portuguese wealth and power in the New World.

From Time Magazine Archive

This onset too probably involved replacement of old Greeks and Germans by new Greeks and Germans, just as old gave way to new in the Philippines, Indonesia, and subequatorial Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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