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temperate zone

noun, often capitalized T&Z

Definition of TEMPERATE ZONE

:  the area or region between the Tropic of Cancer and the arctic circle or between the Tropic of Capricorn and the antarctic circle
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First Known Use of TEMPERATE ZONE

1551

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