tropen

See also: Tropen

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tropen, from Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtroː.pə(n)/
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Hyphenation: tro‧pen
Rhymes: -oːpən

Noun

tropen pl (plural only)

(plural only, geography) tropics [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

subtropen
tropenbos
tropenhelm
tropenjaar
tropenkoorts
tropenziekte

Related terms

tropisch

Descendants

Afrikaans: trope
→ West Frisian: tropen

See also

keerkring

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tropen m

definite singular of trope

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tropen m

definite singular of trope

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