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north temperate

adjective, often capitalized N&T
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: of or relating to the north temperate zone of the earth lying between the tropic of Cancer and the arctic circle

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“North temperate.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20temperate. Accessed 24 January 2020.

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