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Definition of temperate zone noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

temperate zone

noun

/ˈtempərət zəʊn/

/ˈtempərət zəʊn/

[countable, usually singular] (specialist)

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an area of the earth that is not near the equator or the South or North Pole

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