clime

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

clime, n. [L. clima. See Climate.].

 A climate; a tract or region of the earth. See Climate.  [1913 Webster]
"Turn we to sutvey,
Where rougher climes a nobler race display."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

clime, n. literary 1 a region.
2 a climate.

Etymology

LL clima: see CLIMATE

THESAURUS

clime

Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Torrid Zone, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Variable Zones, calm weather, climate, cold weather, equator, fair weather, forces of nature, good weather, halcyon days, horse latitudes, hot weather, latitude, longitude, longitude in arc, macroclimate, meridian, microclimate, parallel, prime meridian, rainy weather, roaring forties, stormy weather, subtropics, the elements, the line, tropic, tropics, weather, windiness, zone

ROGET THESAURUS

clime

Region

N region, sphere, ground, soil, area, field, realm, hemisphere, quarter, district, beat, orb, circuit, circle, reservation, pale, compartment, department, clearing, (property) &c 780 (Government), 1 arena, precincts, enceinte, walk, march, patch, plot, parcel, inclosure, close, field, court, enclave, reserve, preserve, street, clime, climate, zone, meridian, latitude, biosphere, lithosphere, territorial, local, parochial, provincial, regional.