tropen

See also: Tropen

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtroː.pə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: tro‧pen
• Rhymes: -oːpən

Noun

tropen pl (plural only)

1. (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

1. definite singular of trope

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tropen m

1. definite singular of trope