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Tropical zone

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torrid zonenounThe region, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterised by a hot and humid climate; the tropics.
tropicsnoun(geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.
subtropicalPertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
tropicallyIn a tropical manner; of the tropics.
pantropicalnoun(biology) Occurring in tropical areas on all the major continents, i.e. in Africa, Asia and America.
subtropicsnounThe region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.
semitropicalIntermediate between temperate and tropical.
temperate zonenounEither of the parts of the Earth's surface between the tropics and the polar regions: one such zone in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere.
intertropicalnounBetween or within the tropics.
tropical stormnounA cyclone within the tropics that has a certain range of wind speeds, typically having its thunderclouds organized in a spiral shape with wind speeds on the surface between about 30 and 75 miles (60–120 km) per hour.
extratropicalOccurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
rain forestnounAlternative form of rainforest. [A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.]
rainforestnounA forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
caribbean islandnounan island in the caribbean sea
tropical cyclonenoun(loosely) A rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular or spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes.
carribeannounObsolete spelling of Caribbean. [(countable) A person native to the Caribbean region]
tropicnoun(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
caribbeannounA continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America.
neotropicalnoun(biology) Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of the New World.
subtropicA subtropical region.

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