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? — ascolto

    deWas haben Sie an tropischen Getränken? — mauersegler

  2. That island has a tropical climate.

    ruНа острове тропический климат. — Hellerick

    deDiese Insel hat ein tropisches Klima. — kolonjano

  3. Tom has a tropical fish aquarium.

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

    deDiese Pflanzenart wächst nur in tropischen Regionen. — Tamy

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

Translations

8 languages
Русский
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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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