subtropic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics

   “even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical”

   Synonymssubtropicalsemitropicalsemitropic

Questions about subtropic

What does subtropic mean?

subtropic means "of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics".

How many syllables are in subtropic?

subtropic has 3 syllables: sub-tro-pic. The stress falls on "tro".

What is another word for subtropic?

Close synonyms include subtropical, semitropical, semitropic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is subtropic a common word?

subtropic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.