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TEMPERATE ZONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Temperate Zone mean? 

TEMPERATE ZONE (noun)
  The noun TEMPERATE ZONE has 1 sense:

1. the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climateplay

  Familiarity information: TEMPERATE ZONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEMPERATE ZONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("Temperate Zone" is a kind of...):

climatic zone (any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude)

Instance hyponyms:

North Temperate Zone (Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer)

South Temperate Zone (Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn)


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