Definition of "tropics" []

• 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. (noun)

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• "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)."
• "CHARLES: Temperatures in the tropics are the same across thousands of miles, from Mexico City to Sao Paulo, Brazil."
• "The other important weather feature in the tropics is the subtropical high pressure zone."