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semitropical

[ sem-ee-trop-i-kuh l, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˌsɛm iˈtrɒp ɪ kəl, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

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adjective

subtropical.

Often sem·i·trop·ic.

Origin of semitropical

First recorded in 1855–60; semi- + tropical

OTHER WORDS FROM semitropical

sem·i·trop·ics, plural noun sem·i·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby semitropical

semitone, semitrailer, semitranslucent, semitransparent, semitrivial name, semitropical, semitruck, semivegetarian, semivitreous, semivocal, semivowel

Example sentences from the Web for semitropical

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

The Wanderings of a Spiritualist |Arthur Conan Doyle
It has the features of a semitropical climate; here the flora of northern and southern provinces meet and overlap.

The New Stone Age in Northern Europe |John M. Tyler
In tropical and semitropical regions there are mammals, some of them quite large, which feed upon insects.

Our Domestic Birds |John H. Robinson
It was a day which only those who know tropical and semitropical seas can understand.

No Defense, Complete |Gilbert Parker

The vultures of India and semitropical countries are of immense value as scavengers.

A Civic Biology |George William Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for semitropical

semitropical

/ (ˌsɛmɪˈtrɒpɪkəl) /

adjective

partly tropical

another word for subtropical

Derived forms of semitropical

semitropics, pl n