Tropics

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  • noun plural. The regions of the earth between the latitudes 23°27′ north and 23°27′ south.
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  • noun. Plural form of tropic.
  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
  • Word Usage
    "One of the problems with living on the coast in the tropics is the terrible heat in the summer time (someone mentioned that about Mérida)."
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    Lowlands  clime  
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