semitropical
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- adjective
- /ˌsɛmɪˈtrɒpɪkəl/
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semitropical
- I should have realized that the first time I looked from the upstairs window of my newly rented house and saw the gray rooftops rising out of the thickets of semitropical greenery like a lost city in a jungle.
Examples
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Why, I almost decided to go to Brownsville, Texas, due to its semitropical weather—until I checked the hurricane records for that area.
Blog text (1) -
Farther west, above low hills covered by a semitropical forest, the sky was clear.
Fiction book (1999) -
A mild semitropical climate allowed two harvests per year of corn, beans, and squash.
Academic text (2006) -
Fueling interest in Georgia's reputed mission ruins was the land boom in the semitropical Golden Isles.
Academic text (2013) -
The farmers used seed varieties developed for temperate zones that are not resistant to the pests abounding in a semitropical climate.
Academic text (2000) -
With its flourishing oasis agriculture and dense rural population, Uzbekistan produced a large surplus of cotton for export along with various semitropical food crops, although it required imported grain.
Academic text (2004) -
But its hinterland continued to make São Paulo the comparatively rare case of industrialization emerging in a tropical or semitropical export-oriented region.
Academic text (1992) -
The semitropical climate of Florida allows for a diverse range of plants to thrive.
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In a semitropical region, winters are mild and summers can be very humid.
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She enjoyed the bright, semitropical flowers that bloomed all year round.
Synonyms
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A region just north or south of the tropics with hot, humid summers and mild winters
Having a climate like the area just outside the tropics with mild winters and hot summers
A region to the north and south of the tropics with warm or mild weather
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Etymology
The word semitropical joins semi- meaning 'half', as in semicircle, and tropical, which refers to the warm tropics near the equator. So, semitropical means 'partly tropical', warm and humid but not as hot or wet as the true tropics.