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Definition of tropical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tropical

adjective
 
/ˈtrɒpɪkl/
 
/ˈtrɑːpɪkl/
[usually before noun]
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  1. coming from, found in or typical of the tropics
    • tropical fish/birds/fruit
    • Tropical storms battered the Gulf Coast all week.
    • a lush tropical forest
    • Malaysia's climate is tropical.
    • tropical Africa
    • a tropical island
    • an area afflicted by malaria and other tropical diseases
    Topics Geographyb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTropical is used with these nouns:
    • beach
    • bird
    • climate
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See tropical in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee tropical in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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