intertropical

[ in-ter-trop-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. situated or occurring between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn; tropical.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intertropical¹

First recorded in 1785–95; inter- + tropical

Example Sentences

The most remarkable masses of modern limestone occur within intertropical regions.

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We shot several intertropical birds feeding in the latter, and sucking the honey from their flowers.

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They are intertropical American aborigines, who have become partially European, without becoming Spanish.

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I can only compare these great aquatic forests of the southern hemisphere, with the terrestrial ones in the intertropical regions.

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In this light, a European colony would be considered by the natives as an inestimable boon to intertropical Africa.

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