Meaning

4 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.

    tropisch

    тропи́ческийtropíčeskij

  2. From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.

    We've had a lot of tropical nights this summer.

    My favorite tropical fruits are pineapples and coconuts.

    tropisch

    тропи́ческийtropíčeskij

    of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics

  3. (dated)Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.

    characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense

  4. Pertaining to tropical geometry.

Examples

103 sentences
  1. What kinds of tropical drinks do you have?

    Які тропічні напої маєте?

    deWas haben Sie an tropischen Getränken?

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  2. That island has a tropical climate.

    ruНа острове тропический климат.

    deDiese Insel hat ein tropisches Klima.

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  3. Tom has a tropical fish aquarium.

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  4. This kind of plant grows only in the tropical regions.

    deDiese Pflanzenart wächst nur in tropischen Regionen.

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  5. They say that in tropical countries people usually marry in their teens.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to the tropics:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to the tropics:

Forms

more tropical, most tropical
Comparativemore tropical Lesson
Superlativemost tropical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics:tropic
  • relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator):tropic

Word family

53 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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